"Baby prunes are not so big
but they're wrinkled just as bad.
No matter how young a prune may be,
he looks just like his dad."
Father Elstan Coghill, OFM
The Victoria Gazette, October 1996

"God likes ordinary people;
that is why He created so many of us."
Anthony Esolen
"Rank Ingratitude" in Touchstone, September 2006

"If a statement is true at any time and place,
it must be true always and everywhere."
Avery Cardinal Dulles
"The Orthodox Imperative" in First Things,
August/September 2006

"Some might be incapable
of recognizing that the earth is round,
but such difficulties do not affect
the truth of the statement."
Avery Cardinal Dulles
"The Orthodox Imperative" in First Things,
August/September 2006

"The guidance of authority
enables us to see more, not less,
than we could without it."
Avery Cardinal Dulles
"The Orthodox Imperative" in First Things,
August/September 2006

"Venice is sinking and one day it will disappear,
but not today."
Mhairi, Our Italian Tour Guide
September 2006

"Most of those who claim to be suffering from burnout
were never on fire to begin with."
Richard John Neuhaus
"The Public Square" in First Things,
August/September 2006

"There is a distinction between placing oneself
in the midst of the great questions of the time,
and placing oneself in the middle
of the great questions of the time."
Richard John Neuhaus
"The Public Square" in First Things,
August/September 2006

"Get your bloomin' arses on the bus."
Mhairi, Our Italian Tour Guide
September 2006