Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.

The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden.

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

A happy life is a life for others.

The way of Jesus is radically different. It is the way not of upward mobility but of downward mobility. It is going to the bottom, staying behind the sets and choosing the last place! Why is the way of Jesus worth choosing? Because it is the way to the Kingdom, the way Jesus took, and the way that brings everlasting life.

Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the Beloved.

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.