A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.

Life itself, every bit of health that we enjoy, every hour of liberty and free enjoyment, the ability to see, to hear, to speak, to think, and to imagine- all this comes from the hand of God. We show our gratitude by giving back to Him a part of that which He has given to us.

The cross is offensive because it directly confronts the evils which dominate so much of this world.

Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we'd have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.

Down inside we have a longing for God-what Pascal called "the vacuum which God left behind.