What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are…

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The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him,...

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our...

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our...

Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.

Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves,...

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve...

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...