The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not complain about what remains in the dark. When we are able to take the next step with trust that….

Which questions guide our lives? Which questions do we make our own? Which questions deserve our undivided and full personal commitment? Finding the ….

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared..

When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become..

If you are not able to be silent, you will not be able to speak well..

Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom Go….

I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is real..

In 1984, Jean Vanier invited me me to visit L'Arche community in Trosly, France. He didn't say "We need a priest" or "We could use you." He said, "Ma….

I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my moments of distrust and doubt..

When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convince….

As long as we have our stories there is hope..

Our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it..

People who pray stand receptive before the world. They no longer grab but caress, they no longer bite but kiss, they no longer examine but admire..

Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spo….

There is a Wonderful story in the Gospel of Luke (6:12-26). Jesus went up to the mountain to pray at night; in the morning he came down from the moun….

Let's dare to enter into an intimate relationship with God without fear, trusting that we will receive love and always more love..

Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And calling us to share in God’s suffering love for….

Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own..

Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal.".

Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people..

Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing….