Human intellect is incurably abstract.

An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. From his own father, he said, he first learned that Fatherhood must be at the core of the universe. [speaking of George MacDonald]

That is why Christians are told not to judge. We see only the results which a man's choices make out of his raw material. But God does not judge him on the raw material at all, but on what he has done with it.

One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give and so fail to realize your need for God. If everything seems to come simply by signing checks, you may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

The only thing one can usually change in one's situation is oneself. And yet one can't change that either-only ask Our Lord to do so.

There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.