Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.

The great teachers are always those who can live the tension. They are not criticizing everybody, they're not complaining. They give young people a vision.

The beatitudes say, "Blessed are the poor". They don't say, "Blessed are those who care for the poor."

The mystery of ministry is that we have been chosen to make our own limited and very conditional love the gateway for the unlimited and unconditional love of God.

While my friend always spoke about the sun, I kept speaking about the clouds, until one day I realized that it was the sun that allowed me to see the clouds.

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.

Someday I would love to write about Vincent van Gogh - his paintings and letters continue to inspire me very much. But it remains hard to find the time and inner rest to write.