It  is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Maccabees, 12:46)

The world mounts a double attack on the soldiers of Christ. It wheedles in order to lead them astray; but it also terrifies, in...

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. (G.K. Chesterton)

So great and outstanding a possession is the cross that he who wins it has won a treasure. Rightly could I call this treasure...

the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one who does...

The best penance is to have patience with the sorrows God permits. A very good penance is to dedicate oneself to fulfill the duties...

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness...

Have confidence in the compassion of our Creator. Reflect well on what you are now doing, and keep before you the things you have...

An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered (G.K. Chesterton)

People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. It...