A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling to the results of our actions as our….

Beneath our frantic activities, there's a deep desire to show the world we are worthwhile..

Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is to be despised, denied, or repressed. But you have to ke….

The gospel word of the day can become like a painting on the walls. of your inner room, the inner room that is your heart..

Prayer and action...can never be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive. Prayer without action grows into powerless pietism, and action without ….

I kept running around it in large or small circles, always looking for someone or something able to convince me of my Belovedness. Self-rejection is ….

In solitude we become aware that we were together before we came together and that life is not a creation of our will but rather an obedient response….

Jesus says, "Keep your heart on the kingdom first. Keep your heart on God's love. Keep focused on the fact that you are God's beloved daughter or son….

My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work..

Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be….

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey..

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel..

The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection..

Life is a gift, not to possess, but to share..

Where are you getting your affection? Who's touching you? Who's holding you? Who makes you feel alive? Who says, "You are a beautiful person, you are….

Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of ministry. In ministering to each other, ea….

In this crazy world, there's an enormous distinction between good times and bad, between sorrow and joy. But in the eyes of God, they're never separa….

Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead ….

Solitude, community, and ministry are certainly not just for celibates! Celibates also have a hard time keeping up..

I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others..

One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal..