Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon.

In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.

The great #‎ conversion called for by Jesus is to move from belonging to the world to belonging to God.

For me the university has always been an ideal context for spiritual formation. I always felt that if you want to offer spiritual formation at the university, you can.

Every time you reject yourself, you idealize others

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sicknes s, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death--can take that love away.

Prayer requires that we stand in God's presence with open hands, naked and vulnerable, proclaiming to ourselves and to others that without God we can do nothing. As disciples, we find not some but all of our strength, hope, courage, and confidence in God. Therefore, prayer must be our first concern.