Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil. Basil Hume Read Quote
Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week. Basil Hume Read Quote
The experience of prayer when there is no awareness of God and no apparent response from ourselves should not lead us to escape from prayer or give it up. Basil Hume Read Quote
The devil took advantage of Christ’s hunger to tempt him to limit his concern to the relief of human need. These are vital concerns, but they cannot be the sole concern of the Church. We need daily bread; we need, too, a reason for living, a sense of purpose, a vision. Basil Hume Read Quote
Know how to ‘cling’ to him in prayer, and then you will see the face of Christ more clearly in those whom you are called to serve. Basil Hume Read Quote
The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake. Basil Hume Read Quote
Living and working in the centre of a city, one cannot but be affected by the sight of the homeless on the streets. They are almost an expected feature of life in a big city, and it is tempting to think there is little or nothing that can, or even should, be done about it. This is not so. Basil Hume Read Quote
Our response, our attitude, depends on our realisation of God’s attitude toward us. If I experience love or have experienced it, this is the means whereby I can explore the mystery of God’s love. Basil Hume Read Quote
What did our Lord do by his Passion, Death, and Resurrection? He bridged that gulf which exists between God and man, a gulf which can only be bridged by him. Basil Hume Read Quote
It is axiomatic that the Cross we get is the one we most dislike: we would choose any other. But it is equally true that the Cross which is ours is the one Christ wants us to bear. Basil Hume Read Quote