"We...sin not because we want what is evil, but because we want what isn't good enough."
- Scott Hahn
"As we grow detached from things, we come (with God's help) to master our desires, and we give the mastery over to God. Discipline and divine grace heal the intellect and the will of the effects of con..."
"Marriage and family life give us constant opportunities to deny ourselves for the sake of others. And yet self-denial is not a mask for self-contempt, but the necessary means for achieving self-master..."
"We are created for the sake of love. When we experience love in family life, it is heavenly, but it is still only an image of the greater glory we hope to behold in heaven."
"Only when we cease to rely on our own strength can we discover that God's strength is always there for us."
"At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire."
"Love is something worth suffering for..."
"What's wrong with the world?It's easy to probe the ills of the nation, the Church, and the planet and come up with a grave diagnosis... But it takes all the strength we can muster to stand at Mass and..."
"If you complain to someone, you assume that it's someone who really cares about you."
"[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness."