I have been given nothing. God makes men what they are.
The coal plants that will be built from 2005 to 2030 will release as much carbon dioxide as all of the coal burned since the industrial revolution more than two centuries ago.
We created a way of raising standards of living that we can't possibly pass on to our children.
Time is short. We have at most a decade to sharply reverse course.
The United States could dramatically reduce its carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour without raising its overall energy bill.
The science is crystal clear: we humans are the primary cause of global warming, and we face a bleak future if we fail to act quickly.
The great political tragedy of our time is that conservative leaders in America have chosen to use their superior messaging and political skills to thwart serious action on global warming.
Woe to him who neglects to recommend himself to Mary, and thus closes the channel of grace!
I have to go someplace where I can soak myself in a creative atmosphere.
Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.