Sublime

chaque homme est un isthme ou un bras de mer, encore inexploré par lui-même, et de constater qu’il est plus facile de parcourir des milliers de miles en affrontant le froid, la tempête et les cannibales, à bord d’un navire du gouvernement, en compagnie de cinq cents hommes et jeunes gens pour vous aider, que d’explorer sa mer privée, les océans

It is an incredible privilege to be with someone who is making this journey into the eternal world. When you are present at the sacrament of someone’s death, you should be very mindful of their situation. In other words, you should not concentrate so much on your own grief. You should rather strive to be fully present to, with and for the person

The cost of stepping into his bigness was high, but the price for his remaining small was intolerable.

As I heard his story, I realized what an unhappy life he had lived, even though the people around him had envied him for his gifts. For years he had walked around with the inner questions: “Does anyone really love me? Does anyone really care?” And every time he had climbed a little higher on the ladder of success, he had thought: “This is not who I

In his dissertation, Wojtyła emphasized the personal nature of the human encounter with God, in which believers transcend the boundaries of their creaturely existence in such a way that they become more truly and completely themselves. This encounter with the living God is not for mystics only. It is the center of every Christian life.

Story of a Soul.

That’s what awakening is all about. That’s also why we’re hypnotized, brainwashed, asleep. It seems terrifying to ask, but can you be said to love me if you cling to me and will not let me go? If you will not let me be? Can you be said to love me if you need me psychologically or emotionally for your happiness? This flies in the face of the

For Augustine, psychology is cartography: to understand oneself is a matter of mapping our penchant to look for love in all the wrong places.