Believe that you may understand.

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.

Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

When I am completely united to You, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of You, my life will be complete.

The customs of God's people and the institutions of our ancestors are to be considered as laws. And those who throw contempt on the customs of the Church ought to be punished as those who disobey the law of God.

Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves