I was gifted with a couple of books this weekend. (people know me sooo well.) On the bus today, I opened Joan Chittister’s Illuminated Life from Orbis books:
Silence frightens us because it is silence that brings us face to face with ourselves. Silence is a very perilous part of life. It [...]
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silence
Posted in books, contemplation, excerpt on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
the quiet
Posted in Franciscan, St. Francis, brother jacob, christian life, community, excerpt, quotation on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While it may not be the truest joy in the Franciscan sense, a quiet house after a Sunday out is very close – and rare. Most weekends at this time, after our various church visits and outings, the house is bustling. 60 Minutes would attract its followers into the common room. The doorbell [...]
quotation of the day
Posted in books, excerpt, quotation on June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A pious Jew is not one who worries
about his fellow man’s soul and his
own stomach; a pious Jew worries
about his own soul and his fellow
man’s stomach.
– Rabbi [...]
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