Spiritual maturity is not knowing what to do with your whole life, but just knowing what to do next.

The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him.

A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling to the results of our actions as our only way of self-identifiction, then we become possessive and defensive and tend to look at our fellow human beings more as enemies to be kept at a distance than as friends with whom we share the gifts of life.

Mysticism is for all, not just for a few special people.

My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.

Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.

All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let's live with hope.