My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms.

If I have achieved anything in my life, it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God.

You can spend your time agonizing or organizing.

Everything a baptized person does each day should be directly or indirectly related to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

I think anarchy is natural to the Catholic. The Church is pretty anarchistic, you know. Who pays attention to the Pope or the Cardinals?

How necessary it is to cultivate a spirit of joy. It is a psychological truth that the physical acts of reverence and devotion make one feel devout. The courteous gesture increases one's respect for others. To act lovingly is to begin to feel loving, and certainly to act joyfully brings joy to others which in turn makes one feel joyful. I believe we are called to the duty of delight.

As Dostoevski said: 'Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.