Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society.

Following Christ, the Church seeks the truth, which is not always the same as the majority opinion.

Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not clearly tell you so. For it was Jesus - our Jesus himself - who said: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you'. Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God. It means discipline and sacrifice, but it also means joy and human fulfilment.

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

If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation to the people.

Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.