It takes spiritual authority to bless others. Many Christians say, "God bless you," but one clearly senses that although the words express a kind wish, they lack real spiritual authority.

Prayer means talking over with Jesus everything that happens from morning until night.

In the darkest of nights cling to the assurance that God loves you, that He always has advice for you, a path that you can tread and a solution to your problem.

Everything God does is love -even when we do not understand Him.

Prayer means lovingly contemplating the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, allowing our hearts to be enkindled to praise and adore the love and omnipotence of the most blessed Trinity.

Prayer means rushing to the Father as His child. It means asking and receiving, loving and thanking Him.

God never disappoints anyone who places his trust in Him.

Only good things come from God's hands. He never gives you more than you can bear. Every burden prepares you for eternity.

Only if divine love burns in your heart can you awaken in a state of readiness, shaking off the paralyzing sleep that will overcome all humanity, believers and nonbelievers alike.

The angels of God are bright and shining beings, emanating light and mirroring the glory of God.

Every burden prepares you for eternity.

Human nature is seldom at a loss to find or create an excuse for pursuing the predominant bias of inclination.

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

I don't travel by airplane. I mean that because when my wife, my kids and I travel on trains or boats, we meet a lot of people and we talk to them.

Do you know people who insist they like 'all kinds of music'? That actually means they like no kinds of music.

I was the bohemian in my family, the "this is my favorite shoe and I don't care if it has tape around it" kind of person. The tape could become a fashion statement. Or a political statement.

According to the reports we have gathered, mostly from the refugees, it appears that around 10,000 people have been killed in more than 100 massacres. The final toll may be much worse.

Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw.

Even with the best intentions, growing apart might just be an inevitable part of growing up.

Every good historian is almost by definition a revisionist. He looks at the accepted view of a particular historic episode or period with a very critical eye.

How do we fight back? By creating art.