Lead, Kindly Light, Amid The Encircling Gloom,

How Can We Feel Our Need Of His Help, Or Our Dependence On Him, Or Our Debt To Him, Or The Nature Of His Gift To Us, Unless We Know Ourselves.... This Is Why Many In This Age (and In Every Age) Become Infidels, Heretics, Schismatics, Disloyal Despisers Of The Church.... They Have Never Had Experience Of His Power And Love, Because They Have Never Known Their Own Weakness And Need.

Faith Ventures And Hazards . . . Counting The Costs And Delighting In The Sacrifice.

Virtue Is Its Own Reward, And Brings With It The Truest And Highest Pleasure; But If We Cultivate It Only For Pleasure's Sake, We Are Selfish, Not Religious, And Will Never Gain The Pleasure, Because We Can Never Have The Virtue.

Flagrant Evils Cure Themselves By Being Flagrant.

The Love Of Our Private Friends Is The Only Preparatory Exercise For The Love Of All Men.