I feel the problems I have are meant to purify me.

In 1970 I felt so lonely that I could not give; now I feel so joyful that giving seems easy. I hope that the day will come when the memory of my present joy will give me the strength to keep giving even when loneliness gnaws at my heart.

This sounds very simple and maybe even trite, but very few people know that they are loved without condition or limits.

This is what life is about. It is being sent on a trip by a loving God, who is waiting at home for our return and is eager to watch the slides we took and hear about the friends we made. When we travel with the eyes and ears of the God who sent us, we will see wonderful sights, hear wonderful sounds, meet wonderful people ... and be happy to return home.

Community means that people come together around the table, not just to feed their bodies, but to feed their minds and their relationships.

The crisis of our prayer life is that our minds may be filled with ideas of God while our hearts remain far from him.

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.