What is urgently needed is a bold new move from a consumer economy to a conserver economy in all of the developed countries, and particularly in the United States.

Prayer is - a means of uniting us unto Himself.

The inner attitude of the heart is far more crucial than the mechanics for coming into the reality of the spiritual life.

Simplicity is freedom.

If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this leads us to prayer.

And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about "proper" praying, just talk to God.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.