The Mass-and I mean every single Mass-is heaven on earth. Literally.

If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories.

God sometimes gives us what we want so we'll learn to trust Him to give us what we need.

A joyless Catholic is the devil's best tool. A joyful Catholic is God's greatest instrument.

We...sin not because we want what is evil, but because we want what isn't good enough.

If you complain to someone, you assume that it's someone who really cares about you.

Love is something worth suffering for.

At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire.

To go to Mass is to go to Heaven.

Only when we cease to rely on our own strength can we discover that God's strength is always there for us.

IF THE LORD IS OUR JOY, OUR JOY CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY. IT CANNOT BE LOST...JOY HAD COME TO THE WORLD, AND IT HAD COME TO STAY.

It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are-not necessarily a religious feeling but deep down the spirit within-that you can begin to take control.

Since coming back from overseas, this is more of a foreign country than the places overseas. I don't understand it. It's like America has lost faith in rational thought.

In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is - or should be - counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others.

We should realize that the average family in America spends five minutes a week on politics.

Courts are places where the ending is written first and all that precedes is simply vaudeville.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

Heaven: The Coney Island of the Christian imagination.

Dreams always end before you kill the last person.