“Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.” — Robert Sarah Wisdom Copy Share Image
“Silence is friendship and love, interior harmony and peace. Silence and peace have one and the same heartbeat.” — Robert Sarah Friendship Copy Share Image
“Our world no longer hears God because it is constantly speaking, at a devastating speed and volume, in order to say nothing.” — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“This age detests the things that silence brings us to: encounter, wonder, and kneeling before God.” — Robert Sarah Silence Copy Share Image
“Through silence, we return to our heavenly origin, where there is nothing but calm, peace, repose, silent contemplation, and adoration of the… — Robert Sarah Meditation Copy Share Image
“Celebrating Mass facing east, by breaking up the face-to-face, private get-together, helps to prevent turning the liturgy into the community's celebration of… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“The more man advances in the mystery of God, the more he loses speech. Man is enveloped in a power of love,… — Robert Sarah Communication Copy Share Image
“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your… — Robert Sarah Alone with god Copy Share Image
“It is the same with priestly ordination. In silence, through the sacrament of Holy Orders, a man becomes not only an alter… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“God’s only power is to love silently. He is incapable of any oppressive force. God is love, and love cannot compel, force,… — Robert Sarah God Copy Share Image
“Christ is certainly distressed to see and to hear priests and bishops, who ought to be protecting the integrity of the teaching… — Robert Sarah Bishops Copy Share Image
“I consider the days of old, I remember the years long ago. I commune with my heart in the night; I meditate… — Robert Sarah Long ago Copy Share Image
“Superficial and vain, the talkative person is a dangerous being. The now widespread habit of testifying in public to the divine graces… — Robert Sarah Divine grace Copy Share Image
“Today, some priests treat the Eucharist with the utmost contempt. They see the Mass as a talkative banquet where Christians faithful to… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“Why are men so noisy during the liturgies while Christ's prayer was silent? The words of the Son of God come from… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“baptismal priesthood of the laity, which consists essentially of offering ourselves with Christ in sacrifice to the Father. This teaching of the… — Robert Sarah Education Copy Share Image
“Now, celebrations become tiring because they unfold in noisy chattering. The liturgy is sick. The most striking symptom of this sickness is… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“For someone who is far from God, silence is a difficult confrontation with his own self and with the rather dismal realities… — Robert Sarah Atheism Copy Share Image
“The devil invites mankind to rebellion and disorder. With his litany of subterfuges, he sows discord and incites us to pour out… — Robert Sarah Devil Copy Share Image
“Some priests unfaithful to the "memory" of Jesus insist more on the festive aspect and the fraternal dimension of the Mass than… — Robert Sarah Catholic-church-today Copy Share Image
“It is necessary to protect precious silence from all parasitical noise. The noise of our “ego”, which never stops claiming its rights,… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
“Of course, when the barbarians doggedly persist and use the most refined methods to destroy morality, the family, and the mystery, it… — Robert Sarah Barbarians Copy Share Image
“185. Benedict XVI, in his homily during the Mass on the Feast of Corpus Domini, June 7, 2012, stated: To be all together… — Robert Sarah Benedict xvi Copy Share Image
“In his encyclical Deus caritas est, Benedict XVI correctly recalls that “Christian charitable activity must be independent of parties and ideologies. It… — Robert Sarah Benedict xvi Copy Share Image
“There are so many priests who enter triumphantly and walk up toward the altar, greeting people left and right, so as to… — Robert Sarah Catholic Copy Share Image
“The Word of God and the doctrinal teaching of the Church are still heard, but souls that desire to turn toward God… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“Words often bring with them the illusion of transparency, as though they allowed us to understand everything, control everything, put everything in… — Robert Sarah Language Copy Share Image
“here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place in… — Robert Sarah Hope Copy Share Image
“Without noise, postmodern man falls into a dull, insistent uneasiness. He is accustomed to permanent background noise, which sickens yet reassures him.” — Robert Sarah Background noise Copy Share Image
“Without radical humility that is expressed in gestures of adoration and in sacred rituals, no friendship with God is possible. Silence manifests… — Robert Sarah Catholic Copy Share Image
“And this great silence also explains the freedom left to man. God’s only power is to love silently. He is incapable of… — Robert Sarah Freedom Copy Share Image
“115. Infallibly, silence leads to God, provided man stops looking at himself. For even in the experience of silence, there is a snare:… — Robert Sarah Silence Copy Share Image
“Celebration toward the east fosters silence. Indeed, there is less temptation for the celebrant to monopolize the conversation. Facing the Lord, he… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“But here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place… — Robert Sarah Catholic church Copy Share Image
“There is a great risk that Christians may become idolaters if they lose the meaning of silence. Our words inebriate us; they… — Robert Sarah Christianity Copy Share Image
“Many fervent Christians who are moved by the Passion and death of Christ on the Cross no longer have the strength to… — Robert Sarah Catholic Copy Share Image
“For some years now there has been a constant onslaught of images, lights, and colors that blind man. His interior dwelling is… — Robert Sarah Blind Copy Share Image
