What grace must come, and by what means, for us to see more of the world as it truly is?

How can you say that you recognize and reverence God if you do not respond to those who stand in want?

Is it possible that people who say that the sacrament is more trouble than it is worth, that they do not need confession, have duped themselves?

Why do we dwell within our protective shells, safe from what might harm us but certainly not fully open to what lies beyond?

If you feel a longing for God, take heart. You are alert and ready to receive the bridegroom. If you were not, his absence would not burn.

We are not meant to envy the intimacy or intensity of religious life. We are called to imitate it.