Everything changes radically from the moment you know yourself as being sent into this world.

From the moment we claim the truth of being the beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.

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

In a strange way the spiritual life isn't "useful" or "successful." But it is meant to be fruitful. And fruitfulness comes out of brokenness.

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 we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness.

I am working on three things: on being a prayerful person; on staying close to the handicapped; and on my writing. These are my constant concerns.