“Christians are a source of hope to the extent that others can find in them a source of strength and joy.” – Brennan Manning The world is in the balance at the moment. Times are tough and people are realigning what is important. Anxieties are high, and opinions and criticisms are being tossed about. We […]
“Many people flock to places and persons who promise intensive experiences of togetherness, cathartic emotions of exhilaration and sweetness, and liberating sensations of rapture and ecstasy. In our desperate need for fulfillment and our restless search for divine intimacy, we are all too prone to construct our own spiritual events.” – Henri Nouwen The commercialism […]
“We are satisfied by our decent little life. We are pleased with our good habits; we take them for virtues. We are pleased with our little efforts; we take them for progress. We are proud of our activities; they make us think we are giving ourselves. We are impressed by our influence; we imagine it […]
“Many of us have been lying to ourselves for so long that our comforting illusions and rationalizations have assumed a patina of truth we clutch them to our hearts the way a child clutches a favorite teddy bear… there is no limit to the defenses we contrive against the in break of truth into our […]
