“I am struck by the fact that almost no one speaks publicly of a longing to depart this life and be with God.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“In Heaven, having been freed of all our sins and purified by the blood of Christ, we too will be rightfully called immaculate (without stain). Mary’s feast is ours, too, by way of promise.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“While we ought to regard the day of our judgment with sober reverence, we should go with joyful hope to the Lord, who loves us and for whom we have longed.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Part of the mystery of death is that it is presupposed by another equally deep and mysterious question: What is life?” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“In the spiritual battle of life, we need to develop some sophistication in recognizing, naming, and understanding the subtleties of common tactics of the Devil.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“As one of the remedies for the darkness of our times, we must recover a sense of our unique dignity.”- Monsignor Charles Pope
“St. Teresa summons us to trust in the Lord’s answer to our prayers rather than insisting on our own preferred outcomes and worldly measures of success.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“It is as if Scripture wants to tell us to be ready and to let us know that we don’t need to (and shouldn’t want to) know all the details.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“He asks us to pray. He wants to engage us, but the answer must be His; what is His is always best.” – Monsignor Pope
“While not wholly excluding feelings, the ‘heart’ in the Scriptures is the deepest part of us; it is where we ‘live.'” – Monsignor Charles Pope