It is a mistake to apply American democratic procedures to the faith and the truth. You cannot take a vote on the truth. The value of democracy stands or falls with the values which it embodies and promotes.

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good.

Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.

The new evangelization calls for followers of Christ who are unconditionally pro-life who will proclaim, celebrate, and serve the Gospel of life in every situation. A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. I renew the appeal I made ... for a consensus to end the death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary.

God comes to us in the things we know best and cane verify most easily, the things of our everyday life.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

Christian holiness does not being sinless, but rather it means struggling not to give in and always getting up after every fall.