At its deepest level, I think teaching is about bringing people into communion with each other, with yourself as the teacher, and with the subject you are teaching.

You are much more likely to have a holy experience in a quiet, focused, and communal context than you are when you are being entertained.

My favorite topping is one that a lot of people don't like. I love anchovies.

Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already posses.

The highest form of love is the love that allows for intimacy without the annihilation of difference.

We think it's about little techniques and tricks, but techniques only take you so far. We need teachers who care about kids, who care about what they teach, and who can communicate with kids.

Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.