I see more clearly, now that I am aging. Not with my eyesight, but with my soul. I see the fine detail of what I missed in younger years. I see the place of faith and forgiveness in my story. I see the possibilities of life in ways I never imagined. I was not blind in...
This beautiful prayer [from John 17] for union is from Jesus’ Last Supper address to his disciples. It might be the highest level of mystical teaching in the entire New Testament. Here Jesus connects everything: he in his Father, the Father in you, you in God, God in...
I’ve come to see that the call of God, the love that bids us welcome, is always a call to become the true you. Not a doormat. The true you. Not an imitation of someone else. The true you: someone made in the image of God, deserving of and receiving love. The ability...
At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, was walking through a park one day in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully. Kafka told her to meet...
Beware you are not a fiery, persecuting enthusiast. Think for yourself, and let others do likewise. Use no constraint in matters of religion. Even those who are farthest out of the way should never be compelled to come by any means other than reason, truth, and love.
Love does not just fall from the sky, perfect and intact. It has to be renewed, reaffirmed and remembered in every moment. from Caring for Your Soul
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Ordinary love, anonymous and unnoticed as it is, is the substance of peace on earth, the currency of God's grace in our daily life. from Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
There is a dignified nobility in humankindWe know it when we see itNurse tenderly caring for your loved one in the hospice house as she travels toward the great beyondPolitician choosing integrity, knowing full well he won't be elected againPastor remaining true to...
The gospel is the good news of God's unconditional love for each and every created thing and the command of God that justice be done for each and every created thing. God's pure, unbounded love is to be shown to each and every relationship and situation. When the...