Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for them to admire everyone else.

Happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found.

A daydream is an evasion.

I have only one desire, and that is the desire for solitude-to disappear into God, to be submerged in His peace, to be lost in the secret of His Face.

In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and peace. In such places love can blossom.

Spread abroad the name of Jesus in humility and with a meek heart; show him your feebleness, and he will become your strength.

Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.