‘The whole priestly ministry is founded upon the love of Christ, the love of Christ personally in the heart of the priest.’

‘The martyrs are, above all, those Christians who see Christ, see him as he really is, see him as beautiful and desirable and faithful.’

‘God formed us to respond to him with words. We are made for dialogue, dialogue that does not end with physical existence.’

‘Our thoughts have a moral dimension; they have implications and consequences; they inform the decisions we take.’

‘Providing some sort of stability in an age of permanent revolution is Christianity’s central challenge.’