The idyll ended, as idylls must.

The onslaught of scruples is a problem well attested in the spiritual life, especially among the young, where religious observances must be done perfectly to achieve a certain result.

He would henceforth worship and defend the very reason for Joy, the Almighty Maker of Joy.

It's not easy being a missionary, even with the key to the cosmos in your hand.

The teacher-student relationship evaporated, replaced by a rich and lively exchange of equals.

A philosophy that cannot be lived is no philosophy at all.

She had responded to the loss of her husband, to poverty, to disease, and to family cruelty with boldness and ingenuity, by opening herself to others, especially to her children and her Church, pouring into these precious vessels her knowledge, hope, and devotion.

A Christian atmosphere is no protection against preening egos.

The unavoidable harshness of life surprised none of them, for they were Christians one and all, believing that they inhabited a fallen world, albeit one filled with God's grace.