Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near.

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

Pay mind to your own life, your own health, and wholeness. A bleeding heart is of no help to anyone if it bleeds to death.

In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.

Resurrection means that the worst thing is never the last thing.

Life is a mind game of creation.

Far from a normal-functioning relationship, but normal has never been our thing.

It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

Boards of public charity were invented by the devil to prevent real individual charity.

Nothing has to be true, but everything has to sound true.

When accepting or preparing for a role, fear is the motivating factor.

Faith does not inquire whether there are good works to be done, but even before asking questions, faith has done the works already.

Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.

I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.

I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.