As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead a Divine Life. That birth occurs in the Sacrament of Baptism. To survive, he must be nourished by Divine Life; that is done in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

All love craves unity.

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

Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything.

Love is the key to the mystery. Love by its very nature is not selfish, but generous. It seeks not its own, but the good of others. The measure of love is not the pleasure it gives-that is the way the world judges it-but the joy and peace it can purchase for others.

Skeptics always want miracles such as stepping down from the Cross, but never the greater miracle of forgiveness.

It is easy to find truth, though it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it.