“If we are called to attention by Gods Life and Holy Spirit, then the spiritual life is not a pleasant option we might like to pursue when we have space and time; it is that which is now creating it...”

“Those who are in pain most of the worlds populations at any given moment do not do a lot of thinking, speaking, or writing about suffering. All their energy goes into surviving. That is why a lot...”

“It is our contemporary cultures tragedy to have lost any sense of suffering as a positive dimension of human existence. Beginning with the premise that life ought to be without pain, we make suffer...”

“We all know that parents do not make children but that children make parentsAuthentic parenting is one long sacrificial actparenting reveals the way that sacrifice at once diminishes our life as we...”

“If we are called to attention by God’s Life and Holy Spirit, then the ‘spiritual life’ is not a pleasant option we might like to pursue when we have space and time; it is that which is now creating...”

“Those who are in pain – most of the world’s populations at any given moment – do not do a lot of thinking, speaking, or writing about suffering. All their energy goes into surviving. That is why a ...”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”