Satan stations more devils on monastery walls than in the dens of iniquity, for the latter offer no resistance.

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.

The power of the rosary is beyond description.

Broadmindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right.

Very few people believe in the devil these days, which suits the devil very well. He is always helping to circulate the news of his own death. The essence of God is existence, and He defines Himself as: 'I am Who am.' The essence of the devil is the lie, and he defines himself as: 'I am who am not.' Satan has very little trouble with those who do not believe in him; they are already on his side.

A smile across the aisle of a bus in the morning could save a suicide later in the day.

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