Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.

When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.