“Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.”

“Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life...Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it ele...”

“We don't want to think about our weaknesses. We don't want to talk about them, and we certainly don't want anyone else to point them out. This is a classic sign of mediocrity, and this mediocrity h...”

“The notion of freedom proclaimed by the modern world is anti-discipline. But true freedom cannot be separated from discipline.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.”

“we became the books we read.”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries ...”

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. -John, Apostle (and brother?) of Jesus, The Bible (RSV, non-Catholic), 3:16”