The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.

I do not worship matter; I worship the Creator of matter who became matter for my sake.

The Eucharist is a fire which inflames us

If a pagan asks you to show him your faith, take him into church and place him before the icons.

Angels are intelligent reflections of light, that original light which has no beginning. They can illuminate. They do not need tongues or ears, for they can communicate without speech, in thought.

Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save.

Because of the Incarnation, I salute all remaining matter with reverence.

Now all things have been filled with light, both heaven and earth and those beneath the earth; so let all creation sing Christ's rising, by which it is established.

To serve Mary and to be her courtier is the greatest honor we can possibly possess; for to serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there; and to live under her command is more than to govern.

Woman is the daughter of falsehood, a sentinel of hell, the enemy of peace.

Christ the Lord is risen. Our joy that hath no end.

Consider how blessed you are to have the things you do in life.

The intellect seeks to throw its own interpretation of the real over reality, and in so doing carves the world up into artificial little cubes.

I was feeling everything too much. Everything pulled at my eyes. I spent hours floating in pools.

I want everyone to be able to have the same experience through the music as me. It's important to get it out.

Christ wants to lift us to where He is. Do we desire to do the same for others?

Virtue and integrity are necessary for genuine happiness. Guard your integrity with care.

Power is neither good nor evil.

It was brave," countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful.

Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always hope, even in the bleakest future.

When we decline to talk about what is real simply because it's uncomfortable to do so, we seal our own fate.