Americans' deepest religion is often equality. The notion that Christ alone is God-superior, authoritative, supernatural-and that Christ's teaching and person is far greater than Buddha's, or Muhammad's, or Moses's, no matter how much great and good wisdom may be contained in those others, is scandalous.

The six things in life that never get boring are knowing and loving God, your neighbor, and yourself.

Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts.

Faith and hope bring us through time but leave us at the doorstep of eternity. Only love goes with us inside.

If we turn to the divine Conductor and follow the wise and loving baton that is His will, His Word, then the music of our life will be a symphony.

The Inquisition confused sin with sinners and judged both. Modern Americans make the same mistake but judge neither.

Put the Protestant flint and the Catholic steel together, and you will kindle a fire that will burn all around the world.