It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory through all the ages. Amen.

...whoever is guided solely by his own judgment and decision will never climb up to the summit of perfection and will not fail to be the victim of the devil's ruinous power to delude.

The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it. Not even death itself can part true friends.

...we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves.

The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.

True knowledge is found only among those genuinely worshiping God.

No structure of virtue can possibly be raised in our soul unless, first, the foundations of true humility are laid in our heart.

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied.

It is a bigger miracle to be patient and refrain from anger than it is to control the demons which fly through the air.

No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life.

The thief who received the kingdom of heaven, though not as the reward of virtue, is a true witness to the fact that salvation is ours through the grace and mercy of God.

The war never leaves.

Every time you walk lonely, you get a very special gift: The silence!

I'm on a shoppin spree to get whatever is in store

The good thing about being stuck at the airport for an extra hour, is that it gives you a chance to give weary travelers surprise massages.

GIVE ME YOUR REASON TO BELIeVE

It really never came up, but I think that in present-day America, they're - you know, and I touched on it in the initial clip - is that we are in the middle of this culture war.

Now nothing can prevent this but mortification; that withers the root and strikes at the head of sin every hour, so that whatever it aims at it is crossed in.

More always means worse.

as I get older there is nothing more constantly astonishing to me than the goodness of the Bad; - unless it is the badness of the Good.

The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval.