...the word that seems best to summarize the desire of the human heart is 'communion.' ...wherever we look it is communion that we seek.

The great challenge is to discover that we are truly invited to participate in the divine life of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply.

This brief lifetime is my opportunity to receive love, deepen love, grow in love, and give love.

That's prayer to let God's Word speak deep within you and tell you, "You are my beloved. You don't have to take an eye for an eye. No, no you're too rich for that."

Obviously a child can never conceive solitude if his parents aren't living it somewhere themselves. I don't mean that to be alone you have to get down on your knees for an hour in a yoga posture.

Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.