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The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe.
The vine-stock bears fruit as long as it is attached to its stem; apart from that, no.
I don't have time for a job that doesn't leave me time to be quiet or still or to pray.
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, "I love you, too."
When we keep claiming the light, we will find ourselves becoming more and more radiant.
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
He who has no inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that he knows enough.
To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the face of Christ with Mary.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.
Faith is not for overcoming obstacles; it is for experiencing them—all the way through!
If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach.
It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason
I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.
My job isn't to fix or rescue or to save. It's to accompany, see people, listen to them.
I think that any program that's born from below rather than on high is going to survive.
Jesus said Communion first, community comes out of that, and out of community, ministry.
When we break bread and give it to each other, fear vanishes and God becomes very close.
And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.
The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.
Most people are brought to faith in Christ not by argument for it but by exposure to it.
Anyone who refuses to speak out off campus does not deserve to be listened to on campus.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
It would seem that zeal is not an effect of love. For zeal is a beginning of contention.
I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you
If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly.
As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role.
The highest love of all finds its fulfillment not in what it keeps, but in what it gives.
I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.
As a religious priest I find it a very enriching experience to do my scientific research.
I don't believe in mistakes. Everything belongs, and, as the homies say, 'It's all good.'
Through the persons who explicitly accept his Word, the Lord reveals the world to itself.
Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature.
Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his.
It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return
We must reflect the light of Christ through lives of prayer and joyful service to others.
The problem of pornography is that it does not reveal too much of a woman but too little.
Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.
Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing.
Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.
At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.