It is no disgrace to rest a bit.
Everything we see in a Catholic church is there for a single purpose: to tell a love story.
Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were revered even during their lifetime; but both made frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Gods revelation has always been in deeds. Gods interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those who interpret the actions, and then there are those who write down the interpretations of the actions.
There are serious problems that have to do with the environment, that have to do with the way in which we live and consume.
People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.
In the pulpit, were supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the pulpit, you have to meet people where they are and try to walk with them.
Man only progresses by slowly elaborating from age to age the essence and the totality of a universe deposited within him.
Work is what horses die of
I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. .
Avoid the crowd, avoid mass audiences, keep your own counsel, which is the counsel of philosophy of wisdom you can acquire and make your own.