Henri de Lubac

“The supernatural is not something added to the natural, but the natural itself, seen in the light of faith.”

“If I am a Christian, it is not in order to be one, but in order to be, with Christ, a man for others.”

“The Eucharist makes the Church.”

“Atheistic humanism is a drama in which man, in order to be sole master of himself, gets rid of God, but finds himself dispossessed of his own being.”

“Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.”

“It is not man who seeks God, but God who seeks man.”

“The man who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for.”

“A theology without prayer is not a theology, but a discourse on God.”

“The Church is not an organization, but an organism.”

“Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is a dead thing, believe them not.”

“The Church is a mystery. It is the mystery of the Son of God who has become man.”

“Man is a mystery, and the key to that mystery is Christ.”

“God did not become man in order that man might become a god.”

“We must not separate the cross from the resurrection.”

“To be a Christian is to have the Spirit of Christ, which is the spirit of the whole Christ, head and members.”