It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the Church that is singing, and you, as a member of the Church, may share in its song.

Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.

The mark of solitude is silence, as speech is the mark of community. Silence and speech have the same inner correspondence and difference as do solitude and community. One does not exist without the other. Right speech comes out of silence, and right silence comes out of speech.

The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world.

Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.

Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.