John Paul

“a vocation is the specific call to love one's neighbor which comes to us through the duties which attach to our social place or "station" within the earthly kingdom.”
― Lee Hardy, The Fabric of This World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work

“The treacherous are ever distrustful,”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“There's an African proverb that advises, “Never test the depth of the water with both feet.”
― James M. Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

“IN A MILIEU WHERE the church and its people are so quickly and roundly criticized for their shortcomings, it is easy to overlook a central theological truth; that is, that however inadequate or pitiful the church may seem at times (and may, in fact, be), where the scripture is proclaimed, the sacraments administered, and the people of God continue to seek to follow God in word and deed, God is at work; the Holy Spirit is still very much active.”
― James Davison Hunter, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World