“There we did begin, Cloisterd in the waterfall, Our summer discipline.”

“As we grow detached from things, we come (with God's help) to master our desires, and we give the mastery over to God. Discipline and divine grace heal the intellect and the will of the effects of concupiscence. We can begin to see things clearly.”

“Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.”

“...for most of the ride through British Columbia we were treated to stunning scenery ranging from majestic peaks shrouded in mist to more barren vistas reminiscent of the Old West ... to churning rivers fed by waterfalls twisting down mountains like the woven tassels on the white summer Chanel bag I'd left back home. Do waterfalls ever feel unfashionable after Labor Day”

“They did not know what we can now sense as we contemplate the course of history: that change begins in the soul before it shows in our lives...”

“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.”