When we stop believing the world can become a better place, when we stop caring about the lives and conditions of others, we lose a part of ourselves.

Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.

Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.

Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.

When you live your life knowing the mission and calling and voice of God in your soul and you know where that compass is driving you forward, you will become a rare commodity in a world searching for direction.

How is it, that for many of us, being a good Christian is nothing more than being a good person? The entire focus of our faith has been the elimination of sin, which is important but inadequate; rather than the unleashing of a unique, original, extraordinary, wonderfully untamed, faith.

I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.