Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.

The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.

Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny.

Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves.

The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ. You must never be content to leave them just the crumbs from the feast. You must take of your substance, and not just of your abundance, in order to help them. And you must treat them like guests at your family table.

There is no need to be dismayed if love sometimes follows torturous ways. Grace has the power to make straight the paths of human love.

In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity.