Lorenzo Albacete Quotes

It is the experience of otherness that is at the origin of the experience of responsibility.

Because we have separated reason from affectivity, “looking” is separate from its cognitive dimension, the fact that it is an act of reason. Speaking of how we “look” at something, we say, “well, that’s your perspective.” Sight becomes a purely individual perspective.

The hostess then asked me what I thought, and of course, everyone was waiting for the opinion of this physically impressive monsignor with a funny Latin name who represented, of all things, the Catholic Church. I, of course, felt like a cockroach in a congress of hens. I decided to take seriously my own advice: listen to your heart; do not ignore anything; be attentive to reality.

Every temptation comes down to this one fundamental temptation: It’s the temptation to believe that the satisfaction of the deepest desires of our heart is totally up to us.