As a general remark, I would say we must move from the moral to the mystical life.

Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing power that keeps bursting forth like springs of fresh water from the depth of our pain.

Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon.

For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and men to be loved.

When you're on the bus or subway or in your car, why busy your mind with all the garbage of advertisements? Why fill your mind with television and radio? Somehow you have to decide what your mind will receive. I don't mean you shouldn't ever go to movies or watch television, but control what enters your mind and heart. It's not just a question of pushing bad things out but also a question of holding on to something really good.

For many, religion has to do with what we are allowed to do and not allowed to do. In the end, that doesn't bear fruit.

Community is where humility and glory touch.