Sex is essentially deep. We become what we do with our bodies, and there is no deeper act than sex. — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
“When we love somebody, whether it be a friend, a parent, a child, whether it be conjugal love or neighborly love, the beloved person… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
One saintly priest attracts more souls to Christ...than do those who lack the imprint of their sacred office — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
The great mystery of our metaphysical situation, that God is nearer to us than we are ourselves, is manifest in the fact that we… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Sex is essentially deep. We become what we do with our bodies, and there is no deeper act than sex. — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
“the Liturgy is accomplished faith, lived faith. It plunges us into the full reality of the truth of faith; it creates the spiritual space… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience. — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
“To whom will the sublime beauty of a sunset or a Ninth Symphony of Beethoven reveal itself, but to him who approaches it reverently… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Beauty kindles love, and only the one who remains captivated by it, only the one who is intoxicated by it, only the one who… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
“The basic attitude of reverence is the presupposition for every true love, above all, the love of neighbor, because it alone opens our eyes… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
There are really no serious arguments for communion in the hand. But there are the most gravely serious kinds of arguments against it. — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
The way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy. — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
