A Dimple On The Chin, The Devil

The Work Of Art, Just Like Any Fragment Of Human Life Considered In Its Deepest Meaning, Seems To Me Devoid Of Value If It Does Not Offer The Hardness, The Rigidity, The Regularity, The Luster On Every Interior And Exterior Facet, Of The Crystal.

For Peace Is Not Simply The Absence Of Warfare, Based On A Precarious Balance Of Power; It Is Fashioned By Efforts Directed Day After Day Toward The Establishment Of The Ordered Universe Willed By God, With A More Perfect Form Of Justice Among Men.

If You Want Peace, Work For Justice.

For He Is In The Midst Of Us Day And Night [in The Blessed Sacrament]; He Dwells In Us With The Fullness Of Grace And Truth. He Raises The Level Of Morals, Fosters Virtue, Comforts The Sorrowful, Strengthens The Weak And Stirs Up All Those Who Draw Near To Him To Imitate Him, So That They May Learn From His Example To Be Meek And Humble Of Heart, And To Seek Not Their Own Interests But Those Of God.

To Wage War On Misery And To Struggle Against Injustice Is To Promote, Along With Improved Conditions, The Human And Spiritual Progress Of All Men, And Therefore The Common Good Of Humanity. Peace Cannot Be Limited To A Mere Absence Of War, The Result Of An Ever Precarious Balance Of Forces. No, Peace Is Something That Is Built Up Day After Day, In The Pursuit Of An Order Intended By God, Which Implies A More Perfect Form Of Justice Among Men.