There is faith in every serious doubt, namely, the faith in the truth as such, even if the only truth we can express is our lack of truth.

Loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude.

Wine is like the incarnation--it is both divine and human

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

Theology moves back and forth between two poles, the eternal truth of its foundations and the temporal situation in which the eternal truth must be received.

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.

We are known in a depth of darkness through which we ourselves do not even dare to look. And at the same time, we are seen in a height of a fullness which surpasses our highest vision.