Not long ago, a devout young man approached me with a problem that really distressed him.

When I was eight-years old, I was in love.

Now it is Christ's will to grow in us, gradually, gently, assimilating our lives to himself. 

The public intellectual sees the story as a warning about idolizing the intellect (rationalism) and pursuing heaven on earth (utopia).

We are apt to judge things by mere appearances, and those deceive.

As an Anglican he had carefully avoided Catholic churches.

I truly believe in the power of hope.

Suppose...that you have deposited in the bank a large sum of money upon which you can draw at will. 

The astonishing allegations of Archbishop Viganò, direct us to a much deeper crisis than sexual sins and false theology: the abuse of pastoral authority...

You have heard the holy Gospel, how the Lord Jesus, in what he was saying to the Pharisees, was of course also advising his disciples not to assume that justice lies in the cleansing of the body.