January 2012
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“Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity...”
– St. Isaac of Syria
November 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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“Beauty is the last thing which the thinking intellect dares to approach, since...”
– Hans Urs von Balthasar, Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, Volume 1, Seeing the Form (via Bob Robinson)
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“You may think that novelists always have fixed plans to which they work, so that...”
– John Fowles (via 101 Books)
July 2011
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“To grow up means, in fact, to become humble, to throw away the illusion that I...”
– Thomas Merton, The New Man (103). (via goodandimperfect)
Fr. Alexander Schmemann on Clericalism and the... →
The tragedy of theological education lies in the fact that young people who seek the priesthood are – consciously or unconsciously – seeking this separation, power, this rising above the laity. Their thirst is strengthened and generated by the whole system of theological education, of clericalism. How can they be made to understand, not only with their minds, but their whole being, that one must...
“I’ve always agreed with William Faulkner—he said that the human heart in...”
– George R.R. Martin (via markdicristinaa)
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“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire
Is the wisdom of humility: humility is...”
– T.S. Eliot
June 2011
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“Words stand between silence and silence: between the silence of things and the...”
– Thomas Merton
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“I appeal especially to you, Christian artists: I wish to remind each of you...”
– Pope John Paul II (via)
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“When we started Over the Rhine, every band wanted to have a record deal. That...”
– Linford Detweiler (via American Songwriter)
The Atlantic: How to Land Your Kid in Therapy →
“Happiness as a byproduct of living your life is a great thing,” Barry Schwartz, a professor of social theory at Swarthmore College, told me. “But happiness as a goal is a recipe for disaster.” It’s precisely this goal, though, that many modern parents focus on obsessively—only to see it backfire. Observing this phenomenon, my colleagues and I began to wonder: Could it be that by protecting our...
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“To truly see one’s self is a greater miracle than raising the dead.”
– St. Isaac of Syria
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Charlie Rose - A conversation with David Foster... →
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“Many people have wondered why it is that children’s stories are so full of...”
– G.K. Chesterton, Daily News (via jeffreyoverstreet)