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

We cannot make it rain but we can see to it that the rain falls on prepared soil.

A few years ago I met an old professor at the University of Notre Dame. Looking back on his long life of teaching, he said with a funny wrinkle in his eyes: I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I slowly discovered that my interruptions were my work.

I feel the problems I have are meant to purify me.

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

Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God.

Through discipline, discipline is the other side of discipleship. If you want to follow Jesus, you have to have discipline.