Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.

Pain is never permanent.

I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.

Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.