Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.

You live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.

Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you'll be fine.

Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.

So long as man remains no real threat to the Enemy, Satan's line to him is 'You're fine'. But after you do take sides, it becomes 'Your heart is bad and you know it'.

The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.