Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with potential for both good and evil as any other phenomenon.

Every day of the year is a good day to think more deeply about Good Friday, for Good Friday is the drama of the love by which our every day is sustained.

In the absence of truth, power is the only game in town.

Politics is chiefly a function of culture, at the heart of culture is morality, and at the heart of morality is religion.

Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion.

We shall not weary, we shall not rest, as we stand guard at the entrance gates and the exit gates of life, and at every step along way of life, bearing witness in word and deed to the dignity of the human person-of every human person.

Genuine tolerance does not mean ignoring differences as if differences made no difference. Genuine tolerance means engaging differences within a bond of civility and respect.