The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time. Nothing is obvious. Everything conceals something else.

A mystic is anyone who has the gnawing suspicion that the apparent discord, brokenness, contradictions and discontinuities that assault us every day might conceal a hidden unity.

Everyone carries with them at least one piece to someone else's puzzle.

Hold up your hands before your eyes. You are looking at the hands of God.

Our tolerance for forms of religious expression we disagree with is a precise barometer of our own spiritual security.

The only thing truly within our power, may be whether or not we will behave in each moment with arrogance or reverence.

Religion is a more or less organized way of remembering that every ministry points to a higher reality.

May the Lord give you grace to handle life’s challenges.

Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely — and the right to be heard.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

If you let go of fart jokes, you've let go of a piece of humanity.

The largest single contributor to Iraq's security is that effort of Iraqi people who continue to step forward to join the various Iraqi security forces.

To be loved, you have to be nice to people, everyday. But to be hated, you don't have to do squat!

If the Muslim community in Michigan comes out strongly, I think they will make a difference.

I don't go get a poem. It calls me and I accept it.

The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.

The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.