‘The whole priestly ministry is founded upon the love of Christ, the love of Christ personally in the heart of the priest.’

‘If we don't pay attention, we can slowly drift from our friendship with God, attracted and distracted by so many people and things.’

‘A Requiem Mass is, above all, a Christian celebration, in which we announce the death and resurrection of the Lord until He comes again.’

‘What might we take from Father Mark's ministry and friendship? How did he bless our lives?’

‘As a young priest, a wise old priest told me that I would be called “to love and let go” throughout my ministry. How true that has been!’

‘God formed us to respond to him with words. We are made for dialogue, dialogue that does not end with physical existence.’

‘When we gather at this altar of sacrifice, there is our crucified and resurrected Jesus in our midst.’

‘Our thoughts have a moral dimension; they have implications and consequences; they inform the decisions we take.’

‘Providing some sort of stability in an age of permanent revolution is Christianity’s central challenge.’