Lovers are the ones who know most about God; the theologian must listen to them.

The saints are never the kind of killjoy spinster aunts who go in for faultfinding and lack all sense of humor.

To be a child means to owe one's existence to another, and even in our adult life we never quite reach the point where we no longer have to give thanks for being the person we are.

The Holy Spirit knows what a particular age's most pressing need is far better than men with their programs.

God defines himself as "I am who I am", which also means: My being is such that I shall always be present in every moment of becoming.

No one should think he can quickly dispose of questions posed here offhandedly. It was precisely because writers were in the habit during the time of the Reformation of theologizing with a hammer that the split in the Church became irreparable. And to work at overcoming this split means much effort. Only the patient need apply.

The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity.