It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.

I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught.

As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary.

Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its origin; we know not its end. And the presumption, if not the degradation, rests with those who place upon the throne of the universe a magnified image of themselves, and make its doings a mere colossal imitation of their own. Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.

Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.