Agape's object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity is easy because humanity does not surprise you with inconvenient demands. You never find humanity on your doorstep, stinking and begging.

Joy is not a feeling in us. Joy does not enter into us. We enter into joy: "Enter into the joy of your Lord" (Mt 25:21).

Original sin is the proclivity to say "my will be done" instead of "thy will be done."

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

Love is the binding force on every level of existence.

There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love.

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