Of the thousands who have paid homage to virtue, barely one has thought to inspect the pedestal on which it stands.

I see so little of you these days; your presence is as rare as that of one’s discarded mistress.

Two people rarely see the same thing.

The mystery of our union with God affected by the Eucharist, is a union more intimate than the human mind can conceive.

Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.

By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes his glory to pass before the soul that seeks him, you may acquire more true spiritual knowledge and comfort, than by a day or a week's converse with the best of men, or the most studious perusal of many folios.

When you’re a priest, people tend to see the robe rather than the man.

Though there are few Catholics in the state, an unusual proportion have occupied prominent official positions.

The contradiction between Christian exclusivism and true liberalism is seldom discussed openly (and perhaps even privately).

Even though the discples were not aware of it, the presence was with them while they were reviewing the scriptures together on the road. Henceforth, we will catch only a fleeting glimpse of it — in the study of sacred writings, in other human beings, in liturgy, and in communion with strangers. But these moments remain us that our fellow men and women are themselves sacred; there is something about them taht is worthy of absolute reverence, is in the last resort mysterious, and we will always elude us.

There were no embraces, because where there is great love there is often little display of it.

Asceticism among a ruling class—except for public show—is very rare.

Love, like ghosts, is often spoken of, but rarely seen.

The more blessed she felt on earth, the more rarely she turned to heaven.