The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.

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.

An insufficient level of awareness is indistinguishable from ignorance.

A good poet is someone who manages in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms to be struck by lightning five or six times.

We need to learn how to give a defense for our belief in Christ without getting defensive.

I can't get enough adventure," Magnus said lightly. "And adventure cannot get enough of me.

To create is to relate. We trust in the artist in everybody to make his own connections, his own juxtapositions.

Every single one of us has the unique opportunity to create awareness and influence change

I did not know that mankind was suffering for want of gold.

To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.

You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.

I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky!