Love asks nothing in return, but seeks those who need it. And who needs our love more than those who are consumed with hatred and are utterly devoid of love.

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

Only the suffering God can help.

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of serious reflection upon them.

A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.

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