Devotion is a social force.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
To withdraw is not to run away - and to stay is no wise action - when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth
I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
We must lay before him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.
Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
There is a justifiable reaction against a type of religion which imposed rigid restrictions on any kind of rational enjoyment, while it left men free to exploit one another and to make life hideous in the race for wealth.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of God.
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love.
Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.
A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.
