“The will of God is not a ‘fate’ to which we submit but a creative act in our life producing something absolutely new . . . something hitherto unforeseen by the laws and established patterns. Our cooperation, seeking first the Kingdom of God, consists not solely in conforming to laws but in opening our wills out to this creative act which must be retrieved in and by us.”
- Thomas Merton
“To recognize one’s connection with the Spirit in history is to change oneself and the way one acts. It’s like living amid the cacophony...
"Binne spiritualiteit is verwondering gelyk aan die bewustheid van die Goddelike. Dit staan in diens van ons onvermydelike soeke na betekenis; identiteit, na intimiteit...
Time is the medium in which we do all our living. When time is desecrated, life is desecrated. The most conspicuous evidences of this...