Taking the life of another is always a moral crime.

The destination is a happy life, an accomplished life that doesn't end with death but with eternal life.

Its very difficult to determine whether this is the fault of the world that has abandoned the Church, or the Church that does not know how to relate to the world.

We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.

I see the work the pope has to do. It is a huge responsibility. Nobody campaigns for it.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

Are you keeping up your good studies at school and working as hard as you always did?

When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.

As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer.

If you think about some of the things that are being talked about by thoughtful, intelligent scientists, you realize that in 100 years the human race won't even be recognizable.

Duty, though set about by thorns, may still be made a staff supporting even while it tortures. Cast it away, and, like the prophet's wand, it changes to a snake.

That is not good language which all understand not.

Maybe the Kindle was the Bowflex of bookishness: something expensive that, when you commit to it, forces you to do more of whatever it is you think you should be doing more of.

Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next.