The block of marble is not the sculptor, and doesn't see that he's about to become a masterpiece... We're the block of marble and God is the sculptor, and the chisel is.... everything.

If you want to get wet, go out to where it is raining; If you want to be a saint, find one and hang out with him.

We can't avoid reasoning; we can only avoid doing it well.

God writes the story of our lives with the pen strokes of our own free choices.

Faith is not like bottled water but like rain. Its destiny is not just to be kept and held but to make something visible grow.

The Inquisition confused sin with sinners and judged both. Modern Americans make the same mistake but judge neither.

Since we are [Christ's] body, we too are the bread that is broken for others. Our failures help heal other lives; our very tears help wipe away tears; our being hated helps those we love.