God created the possibility of evil; people actualized that potentiality. The source of evil is not God's power but mankind's freedom. Even an all-powerful God could not have created a world in which people had genuine freedom and yet there was no potentiality for sin, because our freedom includes the possibility of sin within its own meaning.

The eye of the poet sees less clearly, but sees farther than the eye of the scientist.

There is no effective rational answer to the challenge: "But give me a reason why I should love someone who does not deserve it." Love is the highest thing. There can be no higher reason to justify it.

The rich fop Francis of Assisi was bored all his life-until he fell in love with Christ and gave all his stuff away and became the troubadour of Lady Poverty.

Reason alone cannot give you a whole steak, but it sure helps with identifying bologna.

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

Money can buy everything money can buy, which is just a lot of stuff.