Benedict xvi Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

God is not solitude, but perfect communion. For this reason the human person, the image of God, realizes himself or herself in love, which…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The soul that has been enriched by communion with God will not be dismayed by isolation but will welcome solitude. He will seek not…

— Frances J Roberts

If you meet God in solitude, you discover the God you meet is the God who embraces all people.

— Henri Nouwen

“Solitude is a time for "God and God alone." Who knows what can happpen when we focus only on God. In solitude, we sense…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“Solitude can be very rewarding and full of blessing because in the silence of the inner being, one finds God”

— Fulton Sheen

solitude begins with a time and a place for God, and God alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also…

— Anonymous

“Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

There is no such thing as solitude, nor anything that can be said to be alone and by itself but God, who is His…

— Thomas Browne

In solitude, at last, we’re able to let God define us the way we are always supposed to be defined—by relationship: the I-thou relationship,…

— Richard Rohr

Solitude begins with a time and place for God, and him alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also that…

— Henri Nouwen

The reading of the word of God should be performed in solitude, in order that the whole mind of the reader might be plunged…

— Seraphim of Sarov

Solitude is bearable only with God.

— Andre Gide