The Lord blesses people who bless others, and He gives grace to those who focus on the things that please Him.

Even our pets can become idols.

One of the primary goals in life ... should be to prepare for death. Everything else should be secondary.

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges -- battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood.

Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.

Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years.