"We might easily pursue these contrasts between bourgeois of the Jansenist school and those of the Jesuit school. One,…"

"The soul which stops at creatures delays the course of the voyage by which it moves toward God; and by desiring to en…"

"Jesus ... never laughed. Nothing has ever equaled the seriousness of his life; it is clear that pleasure, recreation,…"

"Sins which would terrify us if they were peculiar to ourselves alone cease to frighten us when they are shared. The s…"

"Not only do we have no real right to the things of the world, because belonging always essentially to God they can ne…"

"People want to be Christians too cheaply, and consequently they are not Christians at all. Salvation has to cost, it …"

"There are only two loves, whence originate all our wishes and all our actions: the love of God which does all for God…"

"Do we have all the hatred and all the aversion for the world which Our Lord requires, and which his example must insp…"

"When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are…"

"The next major figure in the Bible is Abraham, the spiritual ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Abraham has a…"