"In 1991 I asked Sister Maryanna Coyle if I could make a vow "to be poor," starting an experiment to be financially independent... But it's hard to be really poor when you're white and educated. Now except for my plot of burial ground at the Motherhouse, I try to live as radically as I can. I want my security to be rooted in God."
"Suffering - I hate it. My vestibule for suffering is very limited... But suffering leads to growth. Then more suffering and more growth. I wish God would think of another pattern!"
"What I hope for the future of the Community came to me a few weeks ago when I received an award where they also roasted and toasted me. Amidst the laughter I said to myself, 'Look how God was willing to use me.'"
"When people ask, 'How can you do this work every day?' I say, 'How can I not do this every day?'"






