The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
In the sacraments, spirit and matter "kiss." Heaven and earth embrace in a union that will never end. — Christopher West Copy Share Image
“In essence, Christ’s life proclaims: “You don’t believe God loves you? Let me show you how much God loves you. You don’t believe that… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
In a world that has lost a sense of sin, one sin remains: Thou shalt not make people feel guilty (except, of course, about… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
If we want to know what's most sacred in this world, all we need to do is look for what is most violently profaned. — Christopher West Copy Share Image
For those with the purity to see it, a nursing mother is one of the most precious, most beautiful, and most holy of all… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
Marriage is the most basic expression of the vocation to love that all men and women have as persons made in God's image. — Christopher West Copy Share Image
Marriage is a living sign that truly communicates the love of Christ and the Church. — Christopher West Copy Share Image
In Christ, man who made himself God encounters God who made himself man. Unrivaled self-importance and pride encounters unrivaled self-emptying and humility. — Christopher West Copy Share Image
“To find that which is most sacred in this world, look to that which is most violently profaned.” — Christopher West Copy Share Image
If (environmentalists) want to continue to beat those drums to solicit money from concerned soccer moms, they can do that. The reality on the… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
The free exchange of consent properly witnessed by the Church establishes the marriage bond. Sexual union consummates it - seals it, completes it, perfects… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
Holiness is not first a matter of doing anything. It is first and foremost a matter of letting it be done. Holiness is to… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
