Most of the early monks were not ordained. It was the pastoral work they undertook with the faithful that, over the centuries, gradually led to the present situation in which most monks are ordained priests. — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that is an… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
It is healthy to say, 'Yes, I am a sinner,' and to recognise that this should lead us to turn to God full of… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Know how to 'cling' to him in prayer, and then you will see the face of Christ more clearly in those whom you are… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Our response, our attitude, depends on our realisation of God's attitude toward us. If I experience love or have experienced it, this is the… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Even though you find yourself in an intolerable position, one in which you think you have no right to be, accept it here and… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Let us remind ourselves that if we are to be our Lord's disciples, we must take up his Cross and follow him. — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order. — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
It is not because we are drawn to prayer that we first begin to pray; more often, we have to begin prayer, and then… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
In my opinion, it is a mistake to expect in prayer a response from God. Often, God's response is outside prayer. And often, we… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
Deep down, we remain human, very human and have all the desires to love and be loved by one person. — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
The experience of prayer when there is no awareness of God and no apparent response from ourselves should not lead us to escape from… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
