Lord, I believe; help my unbelief' is the best any of us can do really, but thank God it is enough.

Our stories are all stories of searching. We search for a good self to be and for good work to do. We search to become human in a world that tempts us always to be less than human or looks to us to be more. We search to love and to be loved. And in a world where it is often hard to believe in much of anything, we search to believe in something holy and beautiful and life-transcending that will give meaning and purpose to the lives we live.

People will buy snake oil from anybody who seems to be selling it in a persuasive way.

If we are a people who pray, darkness is apt to be a lot of what our prayers are about. If we are people who do not pray, it is apt to be darkness in one form or another that has stopped our mouths.

I pray for people I love when they are sick. I pray that way.

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near.