Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning. They can illuminate. They do not need tongues or ears, for they can communicate without speech, in thought.

The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.

I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake.

The Eucharist is a fire which inflames us

If a pagan asks you to show him your faith, take him into church and place him before the icons.

Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save.

Because of the Incarnation, I salute all remaining matter with reverence.

Now all things have been filled with light, both heaven and earth and those beneath the earth; so let all creation sing Christ's rising, by which it is established.

To serve Mary and to be her courtier is the greatest honor we can possibly possess; for to serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there; and to live under her command is more than to govern.

Woman is the daughter of falsehood, a sentinel of hell, the enemy of peace.

Christ the Lord is risen. Our joy that hath no end.

Whoever wants to hide a big scandal is best to stage a small one

You can either go home with enough money or enough excuses, but not both!

But love brings much happiness - much more so than pining brings pain.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.

No matter how small you start, start something that matters.

We know we can't be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will.

Sports plays a societal role in engendering jingoist and chauvinist attitudes. They're designed to organize a community to be committed to their gladiators.

Fly with me, touch the face of the true God. And then cry with joy at the depth of my love.

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.