In such uncommon longings, hidden in plain sight in our lives, does God call us.

Is it right for people to critique others for their supposed un-Christian attitudes by themselves being un-Christian?

It is impossible to experience a person’s life, or to be compassionate, if you do not listen to the person or if you do not ask questions.

Because people understand that the diocese is trying to help the members of that group feel more connected to their church, the church they belong to by virtue of their baptism.

Joy, humor, and laughter should be part of everyone's spiritual life. They are gifts from God and help us enjoy creation.

I gave in, and admitted that God was God.

I think of my pile of old paperbacks, their pages gone wobbly, like they'd once belonged to the sea.

A silent room is not an affluent room.

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

I think sleep's really important. I value it as much as waking up and having a full day.

There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. The life and soul of science is its practical application.

Shadow looked down at the girl on the table. “What happened to her?” he asked. “Poor taste in boyfriends,” said Jacquel. “It’s not always fatal.

True myths, ancient and modern, stop time because they emerge from somewhere beyond time.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. For what is enthusiasm but the oblivion and swallowing-up of self in an object dearer than self?