John Lancaster Spalding (June 2, 1840 - August 25, 1916) was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Catholic University of America
As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape. John Lancaster Spalding»
Leave each one his touch of folly it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry. John Lancaster Spalding»
The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds. John Lancaster Spalding»
