The Pace Of Consumption, Waste And Environmental

Vocations Are Born In Prayer And From Prayer; And Only In Prayer Can They Persevere And Bear Fruit.

The Fruits Of This Profound Union With Jesus Are Marvelous: Our Whole Being Is Transformed By The Grace Of The Holy Spirit: Soul, Intelligence, Will, Affections And Even The Body, Because We Are United In Body And Spirit.

The Tyranny Of Relativism Is The Spiritual Poverty Of Our Time

When We Are Generous In Welcoming People And Sharing Something With Them-some Food, A Place In Our Homes, Our Time-not Only Do We No Longer Remain Poor: We Are Enriched. I Am Well Aware That When Someone Needing Food Knocks At Your Door, You Always Find A Way Of Sharing Food; As The Proverb Says, One Can Always 'add More Water To The Beans'! Is It Possible To Add More Water To The Beans?...always?...and You Do So With Love, Demonstrating That True Riches Consist Not In Materials Things, But In The Heart!

I Entered The Diocesan Seminary. I Liked The Dominicans, And I Had Dominican Friends. But Then I Chose The Society Of Jesus, Which I Knew Well Because The Seminary Was Entrusted To The Jesuits. Three Things In Particular Struck Me About The Society: The Missionary Spirit, Community And Discipline.