Faith is
not a thing which one 'loses,' we merely cease to shape our lives by it.
Hope is
a risk that must be run.
It's a
fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
No one
ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.
The wish
to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us.
Hell,
madam, is to love no longer.
It is
the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave
man.
Truth is
meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.
Little
things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which
individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.
The
first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end
justifies the means.
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Georges
Bernanos wrote a wonderful book, Diary of
a Country Priest, that I read many years ago, but stumbled upon again
recently. First published in 1937, it is the story of an unassuming parish
priest, who tries his best to serve his people. His trials and tribulations,
his poor health and his feelings of inferiority are really what the novel is
about—how he tries to be a good and humble priest, a good man and a good
Catholic. Well worth reading.
