"Integral human development presupposes the responsible freedom of the individual and of peoples: no structure can guarantee this development over and above human responsibility…Only when it is free can development be integrally human; only in a climate of responsible freedom can it grow in a satisfactory manner."
--Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate, no. 17
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
--U.S. President Ronald Reagan
"In the banquet of our life – we might say – at times we realize that the wine is
missing: that we lack the strength and many things. It happens when the worries
that plague us, the fears that assail us or the overwhelming forces of evil rob
us of the taste for life, the exhilaration of joy and the flavour of hope. Take
note: in the face of this lack, when the Lord gives, He gives in
superabundance. It seems to be a contradiction: the more that is lacking in us,
the greater the Lord’s superabundance. Because the Lord wants to celebrate with
us, in a feast without end."
--Pope Francis, Angelus Address, January 19, 2025