Seeing fully, praising perfectly, and finding satisfaction in a wholeness never obtained in this life: small wonder that eternal life sounds a bit like the birds, flying overhead.

A king, like a president, is more than a politician. He must be a shepherd, one who leads by trust.

If human progress itself is God’s agent of change, why does God, or humanity, need a church?

Who we are in heaven is all about who we have loved on earth.

You don’t earn heaven on earth—and you don’t earn it in purgatory either.

The saints do not change God’s mind, but they do give us some insight into the mystery of God.