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

In vocal prayer we go to God on foot. In meditation we go to God on horseback. In contemplation we go to God in a jet.

We become like that which we love. If we love what is base, we become base; but if we love what is noble, we become noble.

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control. They would rate a generous deed as no more praiseworthy than a wink, a crime as no more voluntary than a sneeze. . . Such a philosophy undercuts all human dignity. . . All of us have the power of choice in action at every moment of our lives.

When the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it degrades itself.

Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.

The old liberal rebelled against taxation without responsibility, the new liberal wants the taxation as a handout without responsibility.