It is sad that there are what you might call professional Catholics who make a living on their Catholicism, but in whom the spring of faith flows only faintly, in a few scattered drops. We must really make an effort to change this.
A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
Homosexuality is incompatible with the priestly vocation. Otherwise, celibacy itself would lose its meaning as a renunciation.
In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my whole life. Ultimately someone who is always only in opposition could not endure life at all.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar