"Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: —missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the universe. —contemplative: by gathering the whole universe at the very center of our hearts where the Lord of the universe abides, and allowing the pure water of divine grace to flow plentifully and unceasingly from the source itself, on the whole of his creation. —universal: by praying and contemplating with all and for all, especially with and for the spiritually poorest of the poor."
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"In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love."
"Nobody can change your religion unless you want to and God gives you the grace. It's between you and God alone. Nobody can force you."
"I hope to work through disappointment and frustration with as much grace as [Georgia] O'Keeffe did, and I hope to have the same confidence in my own vision."
"Art is contemplation of the world in a state of grace and imaginatively reflecting that subjective understanding."