Simplicity is freedom.

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

Each activity of daily life in which we stretch ourselves on behalf of others is a prayer in action.

In spiritual direction there is absolutely no domination or control.

Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul.

Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."

May God give you - and me- the courage, the wisdom, the strength always to hold the kingdom of God as the number one priority of our lives. To do so is to live in simplicity.