A man must completely despair of himself in order to become fit to obtain the grace of Christ.

I almost feel like throwing Jimmy into the stove, as the priest in Kulenberg did.

Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity

I have undertaken to translate the Bible into German. This was good for me; otherwise I might have died in the mistaken notion that I was a learned fellow.

A Christian is free and independent in every respect, a bond servant to none. A Christian is a dutiful servant in every respect, owing a duty to everyone.

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.

I must remain a child and pupil of the Catechism, and am glad so to remain.