Prayer and Theology are inseparable. True Theology is the adoration offered by the intellect. The intellect clarifies the moment of prayer, but only prayer can give it the fervor of the Spirit. Theology is light, prayer is fire. — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
People never cease to project on to God their individual and collective obsessions, so that they can appropriate and make use of him. But… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
Prayer and Theology are inseparable. True Theology is the adoration offered by the intellect. The intellect clarifies the moment of prayer, but only prayer… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
The kenosis of the Son reveals the mystery of God who is Love. This gift of life is an extension of a mysterious exchange… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
St. Seraphim, like Francis of Assisi, talked to animals. One day two nuns saw him deep in conversation with a bear. The bears of… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
It is therefore essential to let the 'heart spirit' settle like calm water. Then it becomes a tranquil lake in which the sky is… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
Our nature is to worship, but unless that element is directed towards God it becomes "a senseless impersonal force, carrying us away in its… — Olivier Clement Copy Share
