It is the saying of holy men that, if we wish to be perfect, we have nothing more to do than to perform the ordinary duties of the day well.

As prayer after Mass, the "Last Gospel" is the single most influential paragraph in the history of the world and the words that fuse into one immortal diamond all the flesh and blood of the Christian faith. 

God's embrace, God's love makes holy.

Glory to God in the highest and peace to men.

If it were not for Scripture on the one hand and Communion on the other, I could not bear my life… 

My confessor had been patient with me over a few months. 

Alice von Hildebrand, who died Jan. 14 at the age of 98, exuded gratitude for all of God’s gifts.

What have I undertaken, to wish to bring to the light of day what Scripture has covered with a mysterious silence? 

O Jesus, you who open and no one can close, open to me light, love, happiness, and life forever!"

It is the most natural thing in the world for human beings to have an appetite for sacred things.