A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.

There is no kindness more cruel than the kindness which consigns another person to their sin.

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

Monastic life thus became a living protest against the secularization of Christianity, against the cheapening of grace.

Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this.

The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal.

Jesus Christ has to suffer and be rejected... Suffering and being rejected are not the same.