As the tragic coronavirus pandemic has taught us, we can overcome global challenges only by showing solidarity with one another and embracing the most vulnerable in our midst….we are called to renew our sense of sacred respect for the earth, for it is not just our home but also God’s home. This should make us more aware that we stand on holy ground.

-Pope Francis. (National Catholic Reporter, April 22, 2020.)

The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one’s existence, to have a good heart.

- “The 14th Dalai Lama,” from Joyce Rupp. Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from Cambodia

”Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God”

― Elizabeth Barrett Browning

It seems a law of fallen nature that life must always come to its being through darkness, and this makes us even more aware of its beauty. Dawn is lovelier because it comes after night, spring because it follows winter.

Caryll Houselander