“Suffering that is nourished by the flame of faith becomes something beautiful because it tempers the soul to deal with suffering.”

“Every day my love for the mountains grows more and more. If my studies permitted, I’d spend whole days in the mountains contemplating the Creator’s greatness in that pure air.”

“True happiness does not consist in the pleasures of this world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we only have if we are pure of heart and mind.” 

“I urge you, with all the strength of my soul, to approach the Eucharistic table as often as possible. Feed on this bread of the angels, from which you will draw the strength to fight inner struggles.”

“We must sacrifice everything for everything, our ambitions, indeed our entire selves, for the cause of the faith.”

“To live without faith, without a heritage to defend, without battling constantly for truth, is not to live, but to get along. We must never just get along.”

“Modern society is drowning in the sorrows of human passions, and it is distancing itself from every ideal of love and peace.”

“Catholics, we and you, must bring the breath of goodness that can only spring from faith in Christ. Nothing is more beautiful than love.”

“Indeed, faith and hope will end when we die. Whereas love, that is, charity, will last for eternity. If anything, I think it will be even more alive in the next life.”

“Foolish is he who follows the pleasures of this world, because these are always fleeting and bring much pain. The only true pleasure is that which comes to us through faith. It is a difficult battle, but we must strive to win it and to rediscover our small road to Damascus in order to walk toward the destination to which we all must arrive. When God is with us, we don’t have to be afraid of anything.”