Being holy . . . does not mean being perfect but being whole; it does not mean being exceptionally religious or being religious at all; it means bein…

- William Stringfellow

Perhaps the moral ambiguity of money is most plainly evidenced in the popular belief that money itself has value and that the worth of other things o…

- William Stringfellow

The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell.

- William Stringfellow

The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and uncalculating dep…

- William Stringfellow

Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it usually meant that she was not bein…

- William Stringfellow

The Fall is where the nation is. The Fall is the locus of America.

- William Stringfellow

Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin.

- William Stringfellow

Biocides, for example, are designed to kill bacteria—it's not a benign material.

- William Stringfellow

Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another is speaking if you are preoccupied with your appearance, or w…

- William Stringfellow