I want my work to create space where people can meet God, rather than give them something they can "apply" to their daily life.

One of the remarkable qualities of the story is that it creates space. We can dwell in a story, walk around, find our own place. The story confronts but does not oppress; the story inspires but does not manipulate. The story invites us to an encounter, a dialogue, a mutual sharing. As long as we have stories to tell to each other there is hope. As long as we can remind each other of the lives of men and women in whom the love of God becomes manifest, there is reason to move forward to new land in which new stories are hidden.

Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger.

Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence -- priceless and irreplaceable.

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

Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day.

I have found it very important in my own life to try to let go of my wishes and instead to live in hope. I am finding that when I choose to let go of my sometimes petty and superficial wishes and trust that my life is precious and meaningful in the eyes of God something really new, something beyond my own expectations begins to happen for me. (Finding My Way Home)