If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.

Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.

The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through.

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself also without precedent.

Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.

In what concerns divine things, belief is not appropriate. Only certainty will do. Anything less than certainty is unworthy of God.