Facts Themselves Do Not Give Knowledge

It Is Not Easy To Explain Why God Permits Evil; But It Is Impossible For An Atheist To Explain The Existence Of Goodness. How Could A Spiritless, Soul-less, Cross-less, Godless Universe Become The Center Of Faith, Purity, Sacrifice, And Martyrdom? How Can Decency Be The Decent Thing If There Is No God? Since God Is Love, Why Should We Be Surprised That Want Of It Should End In Pain, Hate, Broken Hearts, And War?

Nothing Is More Destined To Create Deep-seated Anxieties In People Than The False Assumption That Life Should Be Free From Anxieties.

Books Are The Most Wonderful Friends In The World. When You Meet Them And Pick Them Up, They Are Always Ready To Give You A Few Ideas. When You Put Them Down, They Never Get Mad; When You Take Them Up Again, They Seem To Enrich You All The More.

The Western World Generally Has Lost The Concept Of Man As A Creature Made To The Image And Likeness Of God, And Reduced Him Either To A Component Part Of The Universe, To An Economic Animal Or To A "physiological Bag Filled With Psychological Libido." Once Man Became Materialized And Atomized In Western Thinking, It Was Only Natural For A Totalitarianism To Arise To Gather Up The Fragments Into A New Totality And Substitute The Collective Man For The Individual Man Who Was Isolated From All Social Responsibilities.

All My Sermons Are Prepared In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament. As Recreation Is Most Pleasant And Profitable In The Sun, So Homiletic Creativity Is Best Nourished Before The Eucharist. The Most Brilliant Ideas Come From Meeting God Face To Face. The Holy Spirit That Presided At The Incarnation Is The Best Atmosphere For Illumination. Pope John Paul Ii Keeps A Small Desk Or Writing Pad Near Him Whenever He Is In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament; And I Have Done This All My Life - I Am Sure For The Same Reason He Does, Because A Lover Always Works Better When The Beloved Is With Him.