“What we mean, in the last resort, by 'an answer to prayer', is that fr...” — Ronald Knox Quote

“What we mean, in the last resort, by 'an answer to prayer', is that from the beginning of time, before he set about the building of the worlds, God foreknew every prayer that human lips would breathe, and took it into account. That, and nothing less, is the staggering claim which we make every time we say the 'Our Father'.”

“A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

“The prime purpose of the Christian revelation was not to show men what they ought to do, but to give them the inspiration (if you dislike the word”

“In the early stages of any schism, its promoters find themselves obliged to hold by outworn traditions, because they have no central authority which can initiate, and sanction, disciplinary developments. Hence they seldom fail to reproach the Catholic Church with a spirit of innovation. 'It is a common trait among the heretics and schismatics of all ages; schism and heresy have almost always, for their point of departure, a regret for the past, the claim or the dream of going back to the fountain-source of a religious idea, to the discipline or the faith of an apostolic age.”

“A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials.”

“His spells portrayed the spirit as a frail thing, contstantly under attack and in need of stength, always threatening to die inside you. Inman found this notion dismal indeed, since he had been taught by sermon and hymn to hold as truth that the soul of man never dies.”

“I am love, I am tolerance, I am what”

“We may not know what lies ahead of us in the future years, nor even in the days or hours immediately beyond. But for a few yards, or possibly only a few feet, the track is clear, our duty is plain, our course is illumined. For that short distance, for the next step, lighted by the inspiration of God, go on! ("Three Parables—The Unwise Bee, the Owl Express, and Two Lamps", Ensign, Feb. 2003, 8 -”

“Real faith doesn’t beg. It believes. It speaks. It thanks. It moves.”

“Did you write those books because you truly believed in the message?” I inquire. “Or because that particular topic happens to be a popular one and you merely just wanted to sell books?”