“An effective detachment from everything we have and are is necessary if we are to follow Jesus and if we are to open our hearts to our Lord, who is passing by and calls out to us. On the other hand, attachment to earthly things closes our doors to Christ and closes the doors to love and to any possibility of understanding what is most essential in our lives.” (Cf. Luke 16:19-31, our earthly attachments cause us to miss the poor like the rich man simply did not notice Lazarus).
Francis Fernandez from his book, In Conversation with God, as quoted by Randy Hain in the article: “Surrogate Gods, Surrogate Parents.”