Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet; and secondly, God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

Faith handles the ultimate incongruities of life, humor handles the more immediate ones.

Without love, violence will change the world; it will change it into a more violent one.

Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet; and secondly, God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.

Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.

It is often said that the Church is a crutch. Of course it's a crutch. What makes you think you don't limp?