The mystery of the spiritual life is that Jesus desires to meet us in the seclusion of our own heart, to make his love known to us there, to free us from our fears, and to make our own deepest self known to us Each time you let the love of God penetrate deeper into your heart it leads to a love of ourselves that enables us to give whole-hearted love to our fellow human beings. In the seclusion of our hearts we learn to know the hidden presence of God; and with that spiritual knowledge we can lead a loving life.

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

As we read spiritually about spiritual things, we open our hearts to God's voice. Sometimes we must be willing to put down the book we are reading and just listen to what God is saying to us through our words.

The real question is: how can I live so that my death will be fruitful for others?

Christian community is the place where we keep the flame of hope alive among us and take it seriously so that it can grow and become stronger in us.

When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.

The church is not an institution forcing us to follow rules but a community inviting us to still our hunger and thirst at its table.