Attitude Quote by Basil Hume

On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that is an…

— Basil Hume

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

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

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

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

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

Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.

— Basil Hume

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

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

Deep down, we remain human, very human and have all the desires to love and be loved by one person.

— Basil Hume

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

What did our Lord do by his Passion, Death, and Resurrection? He bridged that gulf which exists between God and man, a gulf which…

— Basil Hume