We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This is most visible in extraordinary lives, in saints and martyrs. But it is no less true for ordinary people like us.

As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.

Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.

One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.