The closer we are to God, the closer we are to those who are close to him.

The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable

The degradation of the sense of symbol in modern society is one of its many signs of spiritual decay.

Love in fact is the spiritual life, and without it all the other exercises of the spirit, however lofty, are emptied of content and become mere illusions.

When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry. You take your time, you do your work well.

Meditation is one of the ways in which the spiritual man keeps himself awake.

On Pride: This sickness is most dangerous when it succeeds in looking like humility. When a proud man thinks he is humble his case is hopeless.