Jesus is apt to come, into the very midst of life at its most real and inescapable moments. Not in a blaze of unearthly light, not in the midst of a ….

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are..

To confess your sins to God is not to tell [God] anything [God] doesn't already know. Until you confess them, however, they are the abyss between you….

What deadens us most to God's presence within us, I think, is the inner dialogue that we are continually engaged in with ourselves, the endless chatt….

One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we ….

Resurrection means that the worst thing is never the last thing..

In the entire history of the universe, let alone in your own history, there has never been another day just like today, and there will never be anoth….

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old..

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near..

Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain so that at least for the moment, I may be startled into seeing that yo….

Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, tast….

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete withou….

Being a good steward of your pain. . . . It involves being alive to your life. It involves taking the risk of being open, of reaching out, of keeping….

Grace is something you can never get but can only be given. There's no way to earn it or deserve it or bring it about anymore than you can deserve th….

When you remember me, it means you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that ….

Stop trying to protect, to rescue, to judge, to manage the lives around you... Remember that the lives of others are not your business. They are thei….

Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears i….

If you want to be holy, be kind..

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need..

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid..

Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue….