In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

No one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your life which you are refusing to surrender at his behest, some sinful passion, maybe, or some animosity, some hope, perhaps your ambition or your reason? ... How can you hope to enter into communion with him when at some point in your life you are running away from him?

The person who’s in love with their vision of community will destroy community. But the person who loves the people around them will create community everywhere they go.

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.

Jesus Christ has to suffer and be rejected... Suffering and being rejected are not the same.

The biggest mistake you can make in your life is to be always afraid of making a mistake.

The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.