The great teachers are always those who can live the tension. They are not criticizing everybody, they're not complaining. They give young people a vision.

Our brokenness has no other beauty but the beauty that comes from the compassion that surrounds it.

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

The great challenge is to discover that we are truly invited to participate in the divine life of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God.

Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or common histories. It is a bond stronger than sexual union can create, deeper than a shared fate can solidify, and even more intimate than the bonds of marriage or community. Friendship is being with the other in joy and sorrow, even when we cannot increase the joy or decrease the sorrow. It is a unity of souls that gives nobility and sincerity to love. Friendship makes all of life shine brightly.

That's the temptation of the devil: "Turn stones into bread! Be relevant!"