"I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them...

"... but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10.42 In...

"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding...

"... the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20.28 Chinese...

"Do everything in love." 1 Corinthians 16.14 Among medieval hagiographers, Jordan was unusual in that he wrote about Dominic less as a...

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves." Matthew 10.16 When an energetic pope meets a charismatic preacher in the heat of a crisis...

“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!" Luke 1.42 Bernard was barely out of nappies when he was elected...

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear..." 1 John 4.18 Through his turbo-charged influence on those around him and...

"You have the words of eternal life." John 6.68 In his commendation of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), Jim Houston (founder-principal...

"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans...