Maritain's Complete Works, Vol. 6 and 8

I read the books in those volumes, and I retain three thoughts. (1) Corruption is what makes a person waste his/her energies and what is best in him/her. By that standard many institutions, including the university, are corrupt. (2) What is most precious and most wasted is the spiritual life of a human being -- spiritual life being broadly defined. (3) There is a temptation for Christians to stay in the desert, i.e. to be only mystics rather than genuine actors in the world. He is immensely clear and easy to read, even if I continue to pick up on his feelings of superiority as a Catholic, and I still am not sure there is such a thing possible as a Catholic philosopher, which he tried to be.