Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the divine beneficence toward us.

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

The very word baptizé, however, signifies to immerse; and it is certain that immersion was the practice of the ancient Church.

It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.

The unborn baby, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and should not be robbed of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy.

Many people have accused me of such ferocious cruelty that (they allege) I would like to kill again the man I have destroyed. Not only am I indifferent to their comments, but I rejoice in the fact that they spit in my face.

But a most pernicious error widely prevails that Scripture has only so much weight as is conceded to it by the consent of the church. As if the eternal and inviolable truth of God depended upon the decision of men!