Sin is not only manifested in certain acts that are forbidden by divine command. Sin also appears in attitudes and dispositions and feelings. Lust and hate are sins as well as adultery and murder. And, in the traditional Christian view, despair and chronic boredom - unaccompanied by any vicious act - are serious sins. They are expressions of man's separation from God, as the ultimate good, meaning, and end of human existence.

Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.

... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the most certain form of knowledge, not a tentative opinion.

I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith

One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of the union.

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.

Erotic or sexual love can truly be love if it is not selfishly sexual or lustful.