People are turning away from Christianity today not because it is too hard but because it is too soft.

There would be a course on the philosophy of history; another year the philosophy of Marxism, another the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of science, etc. All of these were presented in the light of the thought of St. Thomas.

Our Lord has a double view of us: the way He intended us to be and the way we corresponded to His grace.

Totalitarians are fond of saying that Christianity is the enemy of the State—a euphemistic way of saying an enemy of themselves.

Just as there are those who believe we should change morality to suit our amorality, so there are those who believe we should change God to suit our godlessness.

Communism is strong only when it borrows some of the moral indignation that has been inherited from the Hebraic-Christian traditions;

The sentimentality that people see and hear in my commentary and sometimes ridicule, parody or just don't like - that's okay. We're all wired differently. I think about that a lot. I can't explain it. That's just what runs through my blood. It's just the way I look at the world.

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

Habit is the nursery of errors.

God's people are peculiar. Their spirit cannot mingle with the spirit and influence of the world. You do not wish to bear the Christian name and yet be unworthy of it.

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

Our lives are in God's hands. We have no control. We can't control Him by using the Bible or cross as a good luck charm without a thorough reformation of heart and life.