...the word that seems best to summarize the desire of the human heart is 'communion.' ...wherever we look it is communion that we seek..

Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected. People cannot give you what you long for in your heart. The more you exp….

Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss an….

We are not the healers, we are not the reconcilers, we are not the givers of life. We are sinful, broken, vulnerable people who need as much care as ….

Life is just a little opportunity for you during a few years to say, "I love you, too.".

Ministry is a very confronting service. It does not allow people to live with illusions of immortality and wholeness. It keeps reminding others that ….

I speak of God's love and grace and redemption and freedom, but when I say "in the context of this community," it is heard differently. To be with pe….

Nuclear man is the man who realizes that his creative powers hold the potential for self-destruction. He sees that in this nuclear age vast new indus….

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love..

We enter into solitude first of all to meet our Lord and to be with him and him alone. Only in the context of grace can we face our sin; only in the ….

You have to listen to the one who calls you beloved. That has to be affirmed over and over again. That is prayer - listening to the voice of the one ….

Mysticism is for all, not just for a few special people..

Resentment and gratitude cannot coexist, since resentment blocks the perception and experience of life as a gift. My resentment tells me that I don't….

If you believe you are the beloved of God, you need to spend time listening to his voice - period! You can't say, "Yes God calls me the beloved, but ….

Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task is the opposite of distr….

To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements….

Our life is...a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment..

Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. Such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change, or it can take place thro….

What is important is how well we love. God will make our love fruitful, whether we see that fruitfulness or not..

Real greatness is often humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation. Some of the gr….

That's the temptation of the devil: "Turn stones into bread! Be relevant!".