“I learned that I was never alone, that there was Someone always very close by and, indeed, within me, giving me strength in times of weakness and desolation, light in times of darkness, joy in times of great sorrow and pain, and the will to struggle on when continuing seemed futile.”
― My Struggle with Faith
― My Struggle with Faith
“If you want to have peace of soul, learn to forgive. Jesus' secret was His ability to see into people's hearts. Seeing their anguish and pain helped Him to understand their nastiness. So He could pity them rather than become angry with them. That is what we have to do: try to understand the pain in people's lives...and not take personally what they do to us.”
― My Struggle with Faith
― My Struggle with Faith
“Woven into our lives is the very fire from the stars and genes from the sea creatures, and everyone, utterly everyone, is kin in the radiant tapestry of being.”
― Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit
― Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit
“Prayer finds its source in God's holiness and it is at the same time our response to this holiness.”
― Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination
― Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly Ordination
“Often what prevents us from seeing beauty in the outside world is the fact that we fail to see beauty in ourselves and other people. Forgiveness is the key that can unlock this door for us.”
― Beauty: A Path to God
― Beauty: A Path to God
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