Simplicity, then, is getting in touch with the divine center

If worship does not change us it has not been worship.

The lust for affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost touch with reality.

In spiritual direction there is absolutely no domination or control.

Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest need to their attention. Neither should we hesitate to bring the simplest requests confidently to the Father.

Forms and rituals do not produce worship, nor does the disuse of forms and rituals. We can use all the right techniques and methods, we can have the best possible liturgy, but we have not worshiped the Lord until Spirit touches spirit.

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