Focus on the mind and the soul. Read. Study. Enrol in a course of lectures. Pray. Become a member of a religious congregation. Study the Bible or other ancient works of wisdom.

Religious ritual is a way of structuring time so that we, not employers, the market or the media, are in control. Life needs its pauses, its chapter breaks, if the soul is to have space to breathe.

The evidence shows that religious people - defined by regular attendance at a place of worship - actually do make better neighbors.

As the political leaders of Europe meet to save the euro and European Union, so should religious leaders.

Dreams are where we visit the many lands and landscapes of human possibility and discover the one where we feel at home. The great religious leaders were all dreamers.

Values are tapes we play on the Walkman of the mind. Any tune we choose is fine so long as it does not disturb others.