The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.

Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.

God comes into the very midst of evil and of death, and judges the evil in us and in the world. And by judging us, he cleanses and sanctifies us, comes to us with his grace and love. He makes us happy as only children can be happy.

Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God.

Disciples will not be weakened by suffering, worn down, and embittered until they are broken. Instead, they bear suffering, by the power of him who supports them. The disciples bear the suffering laid on them only by the power of him who bears all suffering on the cross. As bearers of suffering, they stand in communion with the Crucified.

The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity.

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