7 Quotes by Henri de Lubac

Nietzsche, in cursing our age, sees in it the heritage of the Gospel, while Dostoevsky, cursing it just as vigorously, sees in it the result of a denial of the Gospel

It’s not sincereity, it is truth which frees us, because it transforms us. It tears us away from our inmost slavery.

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.

The turning point in history will be the moment man becomes aware that the only god of man is man himself.

The Church is a perpetual construction site.

Nothing remains intact without effort. Repetition of formulas does not assure the transmission of thought. It is not safe to entrust a doctrinal treasure to the passivity of memory. Intelligence must play a part in its conservation, rediscovering it, so to speak, in the process.

Nietzsche, in cursing our age, sees in it the heritage of the Gospel, while Dostoevsky, cursing it just as vigorously, sees in it the result of a denial of the Gospel.