The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.

As Christ bore and received us as sinners so we in his fellowship may bear and receive sinners into the fellowship of Christ through the forgiving of sins.

Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him, whether the heart is full or empty.

The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.

Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.

Jesus calls men, not to a new religion, but to life.

The church ... is not just to bandage the victims under the wheel, but to put a spoke in the wheel itself.