Jesus said Communion first, community comes out of that, and out of community, ministry.

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we will want to live them.

Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task is the opposite of distraction … how to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence.

Solitude is an essential element for the spiritual health of a child. If we only stimulate our children - keep them busy with endless stories with no space to be alone - that's not good.

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

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.