The saying of Vatican II is above all, 'Conscience is supreme.'

Advent is a time of waiting, of expectation, of silence. Waiting for our Lord to be born. A pregnant woman is so happy, so content. She lives in such a garment of silence, and it is as though she were listening to hear the stir of life within her. One always hears that stirring compared to the rustling of a bird in the hand. But the intentness which which one awaits such stirring is like nothing so much as a blanket of silence.

"How can you see Christ in people?" And we only say: It is an act of faith, constantly repeated. It is an act of love, resulting from an act of faith. It is an act of hope, that we can awaken these same acts in their hearts, too, with the help of God.

It is not easy always to be joyful, to keep in mind the duty of delight.

The only answer in this life, to the loneliness we are all bound to feel, is community.

A conversion is a lonely experience.

True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force.