Death is hell and night and cold, if it is not transformed by our faith. But that is just what is so marvelous, that we can transform death.

Anything I cannot thank God for for the sake of Christ, I may not thank God for at all; to do so would be sin. ... We cannot rightly acknowledge the gifts of God unless we acknowledge the Mediator for whose sake alone they are given to us.

Being a Christan is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will.

The 'polymath' had already died out by the close of the eighteenth century, and in the following century intensive education replaced extensive, so that by the end of it the specialist had evolved. The consequence is that today everyone is a mere technician, even the artist.

The wars of Israel were the only 'holy wars' in history... there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.

The church has an unconditional obligation to the victims of any ordering society, even if they do not belong to the Christian community.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.