The modern child may early in his or her existence have natural inclinations toward spirituality. The child may have imagination, originality, a simple and individual response to reality, and even a tendency to moments of thoughtful silence and absorption. All these tendencies, however, are soon destroyed by the dominant culture. The child becomes a yelling, brash, false little monster, brandishing a toy gun or dressed up like some character he has seen on television.

Charity is without fear: having given all that it has, it has nothing left to lose.

The simplest and most effective way to sanctity is to disappear into the background of ordinary every day routine.

My God, I pray better to you by breathing and walking than by talking, just as in choir I sing best when I am thinking about something else, or better still, praying.

If we have not silence, God is not heard in our music. If we have no rest God, does not bless our work.

Gratitude takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder.

Because of their enmity you will be left alone. They will cast you out and forsake you.