The notion of freedom proclaimed by the modern world is anti-discipline. But true freedom cannot be separated from discipline.
The beauty of Catholicism is every human being’s right.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.
All men and women flee from the witnesses of their wrongdoings.
Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing “selves” that are worth expressing.
Withholding love is a bit like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
For the day we accept that we have chosen to choose our choices is the day we cast off the shackles of victimhood and are set free to pursue the lives we were born to live.
In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.
Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right.
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. Hope is one of those things that you can’t buy, but that will be freely given to you if you ask. Hope is the one thing people cannot live without. Hope is a thing of beauty.