An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny.

Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

Attentiveness is the heart of prayer.

We cannot take a single step toward heaven. It is not in our power to travel in a vertical direction. If however we look heavenward for a long time, God comes and takes us up.

Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.