A God who did not abolish suffering-worse , a God who abolished sin precisely by suffering-is a scandal to the modern mind.

The field of earth and of our human nature is now no longer barren but full of the seed of divine life. But it takes time for the seed to grow, for the Kingdom to come, and we are commanded to pray and work for that coming, that growth, even if we do not yet see the fruits, or even the blossoms, or even the leaves...

You have an evil twin who is always with you. He is called your ego.

In an age of relativism, orthodoxy is the only possible rebellion left

We cannot hate truth in general, all truth, as we cannot hate food in general, all food. But we can hate a particular truth even though it is good for us, as we can hate a particular food even though it is good for us.

When feminists become saints, we will become their pupils.

I find my data first in myself, not first in the poets. For if I did not find it in myself, I would not be able to find it in the poets.