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Pastoral ministry in a missionary key seeks to abandon the complacent attitude that says: "We have always done it this way". I invite everyone to be bold and creative in htis task of rethinking the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelization in their respective communities.

Pastoral ministry in a missionary key seeks to abandon the complacent attitude that says: "We have always done it this way". I invite everyone to be bold and creative in htis task of rethinking the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelization in their respective communities.

Not do I believe that the papal magisterium should be expected to offer a definitive or complete word on every question which affects the Church and the world. It is not advisable for the Pope to take the place of local Bishops in the discernment of every issue which arises in their territory. In this sense, I am conscious of the need to promote a sound "decentralization."

We are innocents. We believe what people tell us and we believe in keeping one's word.

Do not let peer pressure dissuade you from doing what you love and what you are good at. Life is about making a contribution, not about being popular and fitting in.

Some people...believe that children with autism have a "God connection:--that their deficits are compensated by a higher spiritual awareness which gives them access to knowledge and gifts.

Lots of people try to say that all truth is relative or subjective, but no one lives that way. Most of the time when we cop out on truth, we have a reason: We don't want to live by it.

Many of us have actually been afraid to let our strength show up because the world doesn't have a place for it. Fine. The world's screwed up. Let people feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it.

If you want to know how the world really feels about you, just start living out of your true strength. Say what you think, stand up for the underdog, challenge foolish policies. They'll turn on you like sharks.

Adam chose Eve over God... What else can this be but worship?... She is the closest thing we've ever encountered, the pinnacle of creation, the very embodiment of God's beauty and mystery and tenderness and allure... A man without his true love, his life, his God, will find another. What better substitute then Eve's daughters? Nothing else in creation even comes close.

Losing the false self is painful, though it's a mask, it's one we've worn for years and losing it can feel like losing a close friend. Underneath the mask is all the hurt and fear we've been running from, hiding from. Brad felt as if he was going to die; you may too.

Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? I mean, I've always felt like the Katherine's dump me right when they start to see what I look like from the inside--. If they could live in my memories--would anyone, anyone, love me?

That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles: getting dumped is predictable, repetitive, and boring. They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devestated and they're relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you.

There's not a belief in the world can save you from doubt.

Timothy felt an incredulous warmth in the pit of his belly. It had been months since he'd felt wanted and valued, instead of like an outsider. But these people were happy to be near him...he could forget where he was, who he was, and simply be.

You've always been what you are. That's not new. What you'll get used to is knowing it.

Sometimes, our lives can change so fast that the change outpaces our minds and hearts. It's those times, I think, when our lives have altered but we still long for the time before everything was altered--this is when we feel the greatest pain. I can tell you, though, from experience, you grow accustomed to it. You learn to live your new life, and you can't imagine or even really remember, how things were before. -Jem

One must always be careful of books, said Tessa, and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.

Roland, you can't talk about that--ka, I mean--then turn around and take it back again, just because you get a little low on willpower and dedication.

Blame is exactly what we two can't afford. Don't you see that? And if it's ka that's swept them away, we needn't blame. We can't blame. We must rise above it.

Because often silence is best, her father had told her when, at age ten or so, she had asked him why he was always so quiet. The answer had puzzled her then, but now she understood better.

Starting book 2

"Because it's trouble," Roland said, "and it's on our road. We'll get there in time. No need to live in trouble until trouble comes."