The real power in helping somebody to be transformed is not to do something to them but to join with them.

The core problem is not that we are too passionate about bad things, but that we are not passionate enough about good things.

We can't always make life work. But we can always draw near to God. There is a different way to approach our problems. There is a NEW WAY to live.

The problem sincere Christians have with God often comes down to a wrong understanding of what this life is meant to provide.

The goal of our sanctification is that we place Christ on display in the way we love others.

A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls.

It is the understanding of others and the awareness of their needs, that the ambassador of CHRIST should strive to cultivate

Following Christ is a wild adventure full or risk, frustration, excitement, and setbacks. It is not an evening stroll in a planned community along a well-manicured path.

I've practiced centering prayer. I've contemplatively prayed. I've prayed liturgically... I've benefited from each, and I still do. In ways you'll see, elements of each style are still with me.

The degree to which we openly express our feelings should be governed, not by fear of reprisal, but by our commitment to loving others.

I hear Jesus telling us to stop negotiating with Him, to stop offering something we think we have in exchange for His blessings.

Give to another human being without the expectation of a return.

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.

My heart, independent of my logic, had reserved a place for my tormentor and my solace.

The young remember most deeply.... When we are old and failing, it is the memories of childhood which can be summoned most clearly.

The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.

I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.

Just be yourself, be you and that's how I think you're going to feel the most confident.

... but I believe the divine ones will send other great masters to preach the truth to mankind, and that mankind will always receive them with the cross and the fire and the stones

Repentance is no other than a recanting of the will, and opposition to our fancies, which lead us which way they please.

The best favors are worth doing for the doing, not because we'll ever get paid back appropriately.