For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers - not just the particular interests of Christians.

If we can exit a relationship, pressure to reconcile lessens; if we must live with those who have wronged us, we are pushed to reconcile.

If you take the 'love your enemy' out of Christianity, you've 'unChristianed' the Christian faith.

Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity.

Love properly understood is God—the font of all creation and the ultimate goal of all desires; God properly understood is love.

We lead our lives well when we love God with our whole being and when we love neighbors as we (properly) love ourselves.

Christ's indwelling presence has freed us from exclusive orientation toward ourselves and opened us up in two directions: toward God, to receive the good things in faith, and toward our neighbor, to pass them on in love.