Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.

The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.

There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.

One never stops climbing, Julie, unless he wants to stop and vegetate. There’s always something just ahead.

The past is a bucket of ashes so live not in your yesterdays nor just for tomorrow but in the here and now.

The very reasons sometimes that you make a film are the reasons for its failure.

Even the most straightforward of paths could turn out to be more complicated than it seemd at first.

You cannot honour the prophet by dishonouring his teaching.

I love to listen to lots of different genres of music, but mostly movie soundtracks and music theater.

I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational.

My love is unique an none can rival her. Just by passing, she has already stolen away my heart.

It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out.

I don't need to be enlightned. I have a killfile.