Men work harder and more readily when they labor on that which is their own.

It is a long established principle of the Church never to completely drop from her public worship any ceremony, object or prayer which once occupied a place in that worship.

Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!

Nothing is more destined to create deep-seated anxieties in people than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.

Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache.

...discussion is also a most excellent means to avoid -decision-

There are 200 million poor in the world who would gladly take the vow of poverty if they could eat, dress and have a home like I do