“ Beauty does not linger it only visits. Yet beauty's visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm it calls us to feel, think and act beautifully in the world: to create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful. A life without delight is only half a life. ”

“ When we hear the word 'beauty', we inevitably think that beauty belongs in a special elite realm where only the extraordinary dwells. Yet without realizing it, each day each one of us is visited by beauty. When you actually listen to people, it is surprising how often beauty is mentioned. A world without beauty would be unbearable. ”

“ The beauty of the Catholic church is that it has a sacramental structure that can hold its own with the best out of any tradition. It has a mystical system and content that can hold its own with the best out of Tibet... its an amazing tradition, but I think you need to be critical. ”

“ We live between the act of awakening and the act of surrender. Each morning, we awaken to the light and the invitation to a new day in the world of time each night, we surrender to the dark to be taken to play in the world of dreams where time is no more. ”

“ When we hear some beautiful piece of Mozart or admire a wonderful building, we suddenly become present in ourselves. That's unusual nowadays because dishevelment and distraction have become an art form. ”

“ A lot of suffering is just getting rid of dross in yourself, and lingering and hanging in the darkness is often - I say this against myself - a failure of imagination, to imagine the door into the light. ”

“ Our trust in the future has lost its innocence. We know now that anything can happen from one minute to the next. Politics, religion, economics, and the institutions of family and community all have become abruptly unsure. ”

“ Good friends won't let you off the hook when you shouldn't be let off the hook. You can let fall the masks we seem to need to survive in a cutthroat world. There is a value of truth that we typically don't find in other parts of life. ”

“ The joyful heart sees and reads the world with a sense of freedom and graciousness. ”

“ A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal and strengthen. ”