One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian.

Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own.

The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.

Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it.

All my sermons are prepared in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As recreation is most pleasant and profitable in the sun, so homiletic creativity is best nourished before the Eucharist. The most brilliant ideas come from meeting God face to face. The Holy Spirit that presided at the Incarnation is the best atmosphere for illumination. Pope John Paul II keeps a small desk or writing pad near him whenever he is in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament; and I have done this all my life - I am sure for the same reason he does, because a lover always works better when the beloved is with him.

As long as the decent people refuse to believe that morality must manifest itself in every sphere of human activity, including the political, they will not meet the challenge of Marxism.

Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers.