"To love God means to unceasingly choose His will. This demands constant concentration and steadfast effort."    (Open Wide the Door to Christ, pg. 122




 
 
"If the rich man from the parable had understood that he received everything that he had for free from God, then he would have shared generously with others. He was caught up in fulfilling his own desires."    (Open Wide the Door to Christ, pg. 14
 
 
"Humility is the truth that opens you to God Who knocks on your door. Without humility, He would be unable to unite Himself with a soul that is so preoccupied with itself by adoring the illusory ego."  (Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock, pg. 31

 
 
"God expects that the one who loves Him will want to go beyond his human capabilities. He will agree to be totally stripped of all that he is and of all that he possesses, in order that he may become a sign, so that God can become a living presence in the world through him."   (The Gift of Faith, pg. 129)