The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God.

The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.

In the gospels the very first step a man must take is an act which radically affects his whole existence.

Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ's sake. Therefore, human love seeks direct contact with the other person; it loves him not as a free person but as one whom it binds to itself.

The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon us as sinners. If we could answer it then we would not be sinners. We could make something else responsible...The theological question does not arise about the origin of evil but about the real overcoming of evil on the Cross; it ask for the forgiveness of guilt, for the reconciliation of the fallen world

There is no way to peace along the way to safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture.

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