Freedom that ignores the transcendent difference between good and evil ends in the denial of freedom itself.

The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others.

A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated.

The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women.

Once a man ceases to be of service to his neighbor, he begins to be a burden to him.

God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us.

The world would hate His followers, not because of evil in their lives, but precisely because of the absence of evil or rather their goodness. Goodness does not cause hatred, but it gives occasion for hatred to manifest itself. The holier and purer a life, the more it would attract malignity and hate. Mediocrity alone survives.