Culture (science) is the form of religion; Religion is the substance of culture (science).

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.

Love is the infinite which is given to the finite.

Nothing truly real is forgotten eternally, because everything real comes from eternity and goes to eternity.

Why does philosophy use concepts and why does faith use symbols if both try to express the same ultimate? The answer, of course, is that the relation to the ultimate is not the same in each case. The philosophical relation is in principle a detached description of the basic structure in which the ultimate manifests itself. The relation of faith is in principle an involved expression of concern about the meaning of the ultimate for the faithful.

Genuine forgiveness is participation, reunion overcoming the powers of estrangement. . . We cannot love unless we have accepted forgiveness, and the deeper our experience of forgiveness is, the greater is our love.