Basically there can be no categories such as 'religious' art and 'secular' art, because all true art is incarnational, and therefore 'religious.

A truly great work of art breaks beyond the bounds of the period and culture in which it is created, so final judgement on a current book has to be deferred until it can be seen outside this present moment.

A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.

Only a fool is not afraid.

It was not an end, it was a beginging

Friends--or lovers--are not always available to each other. Inner turmoils can cause us to be unhearing when someone needs us, to need to receive understanding when we should be giving understanding.

You see, though we travel together, we travel alone.