Roger Heuser > Quotes

“Can there be an evil greater than being ill at ease in our own house? What hope can we have of finding rest outside of ourselves if we cannot rest within? . . . Peace, peace, the Lord said, my Sisters; and He urged His apostle so many times. Well believe me, if we don't obtain and have peace in our own house we'll not find it outside. Let this war be ended. . . . I ask those who have not begun to enter within themselves to do so; and those who have begun not to let the war make them turn back. . . . Let them trust in the mercy of God. 1 Saint Teresa of Avila”
― Roger Heuser, Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People

“In his advice to a friend who was weighing a call to the ministry, Bishop Walpole provides a reminder of what motivates our ministry, saying: "If you are uncertain of which of two paths to take, choose the one on which the shadow of the cross falls."30”
― Roger Heuser, Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People