I exhort and entreat you all, disregard what this man and that man thinks about these things, and inquire from the Scriptures all these things.

If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'

There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.

For the briefest moment, Jack's face formed the faintest smile as he considered fear and anxiety, the latter two of which often caused people to forget what truly mattered most.

Only when Christ comes again will the little white children of Alabama walk hand in hand with little black children.

My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.

If you have real, internal value, you don't need a loud, expensive imitation.

It's easier to teach a poet how to read a balance sheet than it is to teach an accountant how to write.

The love between dog and man is idyllic, dogs were never expelled from paradise.

Maybe Governor Romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments.

Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.

Grilled salmon and brown pasta works for me every time.

The government should not be in the business of funneling money for social services through any faith-based organization