Calling is not only a matter of being and doing what we are but also of becoming what we are not yet but are called by God to be.

We human beings are never happier than when we are expressing the deepest gifts that are truly us.

One of the key places where sociology should be used is in analyzing 'the world' of our times, so that we can be more discerning. To resist the dangers of the world, you have to recognize the distortions and seductions of the world.

If Jesus Christ is the head of the church and hence the source and goal of its entire life, true growth is only possible in obedience to Him. Conversely, if the church becomes detached from Jesus Christ and His Word, it cannot grow however active and successful it may seem to be.

Freedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought.

In other words, we are never freer than when we become most ourselves, most human, most just, most excellent, and the like.

The opposite of having faith is having self-pity.