An internal vision of divine goodness

"For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of
greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to say is 'icon,'
'star,' 'hero,' ones so possessed by an internal vision of divine goodness that they
give us a glimpse of the face of God in the center of the human. They give us a taste
of the possibilities of greatness in ourselves."
-- Joan D. Chittister, in "A Passion for Life"