O God, my God, the night has values that the day never dreamed of.

What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a great good, not because of what it gives us, but because of what it enables us to give to others.

Modern man believes he is fruitful and productive when his ego is aggressively affirmed, when he is visibly active, and when his action produces obvious results.

There is in all visible things an invisible fecundity, a dimmed light, a meek namelessness, a hidden wholeness.

It is by desiring to grow in love that we receive the Holy Spirit, and the thirst for more charity is the effect of this more abundant reception.

If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world.

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.