Solitude, community, and ministry are certainly not just for celibates! Celibates also have a hard time keeping up.

Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgement creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.

What once seemed such a curse has become a blessing. All the agony that threatened to destroy my life now seems like the fertile ground for greater trust, stronger hope, and deeper love.

The question is not: How many people take you seriously? How much are you going to accomplish? Can you show some results? but: Are you in love with Jesus?

If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.

Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life. ...We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.

Every time you reject yourself, you idealize others