Henri de Lubac

“The teaching laid out by the archbishop of Kraków . . . is the teaching of a man who cares for man, of a pastor of souls who knows both the weaknesses of human nature and the means of grace that come to its aid.”

“Beatitude is twofold: the first is ‘natural’ and the second is ‘supernatural.’”

“To remind man what constitutes his final end is not to tell him something that substantially fails to interest him. . . . It is rather to illuminate the total meaning of his being by helping him to find and then to interpret the inscription written into his heart by his Creator.”

"Balthasar's spiritual diagnosis of our civilization is the most penetrating to be found."