Real Faith Is Refined In The Fires

Pity Is One Of The Noblest Emotions Available To Human Beings; Self-pity Is Possibly The Most Ignoble . . . . [it] Is An Incapacity, A Crippling Emotional Disease That Severely Distorts Our Perception Of Reality . . . A Narcotic That Leaves Its Addicts Wasted And Derelict.

People Are Not Problems To Be Solved. They Are Mysteries To Be Explored.

It Is Easier To Find Guides, Someone To Tell You What To Do, Than Someone To Be With You In A Discerning, Prayerful Companionship As You Work It Out Yourself. This Is What Spiritual Direction Is.

Real Faith Is Refined In The Fires And Storms Of Pain.

The Task Of The Prophet Is Not To Smooth Things Over But To Make Things Right.