The reality is that most of us are rarely, if ever, alone with our own minds and souls. Even when we do find a few minutes of quiet, we're driven to check our devices for emails, texts, etc.

Most people find it extremely difficult - if not impossible - to focus in prayer.

If we can't even spend a short amount of time each day with God in solitude, our spiritual formation will be seriously stunted.

If you've managed to remain a Luddite - one who resists technology - you're surrounded by people who don't, so you're affected more than you may realize.

I understand, gentlemen, ” John Kennedy said. “If you find that life it’s not easy, let me tell you, death is worse.

What else is there to write about than love and loss?

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us.

It's easy to get into an easy routine but the problem with that is you can tend to write the same song over and over again.

As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.

If the tea party is so racist, how come when they have straw polls the black guy keeps winning?

Every factory-farmed animal is, as a practice, treated in ways that would be illegal if it were a dog or a cat.

If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

Knowing the right questions is better than having all the right answers.