The mystery of one man is too immense and too profound to be explained by another man.

We must ask ourselves how many times others would benefit more from our silence than from our words.

Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people.

We have to keep asking ourselves: 'What does it all mean? What is God trying to tell us? How are we called to live in the midst of all this?' Without such questions our lives become numb and flat.

It's not easy to sit and trust that in solitude God will speak to you - not as a magical voice but that God will let you know something gradually over the years. And in that word from God you will find the inner place from which to live your life. Solitude is where spiritual ministry begins. That's where Jesus listened to God. That's where we listen to God.

Prayer is the breath of your life which gives you the freedom to go and stay where you wish and to find the many signs which point out the way to a new land.

There are areas I have to work on. I had some questions and some struggles, but it was an enormously important time for me.