In community, where you have all the affection you could ever dream of, you feel that there is a place where even community cannot reach. That's a very important experience. In that loneliness, which is like a dark night of the soul, you learn that God is greater than community.

When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply.

My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most mature book.

We are all healers who can reach out and offer health, and we are all patients in constant need of help.

To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements or declarations. True listeners no longer have an inner need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, welcome, to accept.

Community life is not easy for somebody like me, who is used to living by himself and doing what he wants. It's a demanding life, and you quickly get in touch with your own handicaps and weaknesses.

To live in the present, we must deeply believe that what is most important is in the here and now.