John Foley, SJ
God gives all this free of charge, gives to us our own lives with all their rewards and disappointments and catastrophes and he says to us, dive in!
Ron Rolheiser
Sometimes, in the name of virtue and loyalty, we are encouraged to absorb abuse, but that is antithetical to what Jesus did. He loved, challenged, and carried tension in a way that took away the sins of the world.
Eleonore Stump
So what is humility? It is the opposite of pride—but what is pride? Pride isn’t thinking that there is some excellence, some talent, in yourself when there really is. Rather, pride is a failure to recognize that talent as given by the Lord.
Gerald Darring
God created plants and animals to live on this wonderful earth and revel in its beauty: What will happen when God returns to find so many of them driven to extinction by our destructive practices?
Anne Osdieck
Are you willing to take risks, or are you paralyzed by fear? If you were a leader in the Church, what kind of risks would you take to insure growth of the faithful?