Thomas Merton on the Necessity of Solitude for a Healthy Society
“Gratitude is therefore the heart of the solitary life, as it is the heart of the Christian life.”
A Prayer for Anxious Times from Trappist Monk Thomas Merton
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Mother Teresa’s Essential Wisdom
“Resist anything that leads to moodiness. Our prayer each day should be, ‘Let the joy of the Lord be my strength.’”
“I Love the Word Impossible”: Ann Kiemel on Our “Giant of a God”
“God willed me and planned my being. He sees my uniqueness, dedicated to Him, as promising. And yours!”
Made to Soar: Living Like an Eagle Instead of a Chicken
“Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken! Why would you want to stay down here when you were born for the sky?”
Part II: The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Four Qualities of the Heart that Lead to Joyful Living
“Every day, think as you wake up, ‘I am fortunate to be alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it.’”
Hallelujah Anyway: Anne Lamott on Extending and Receiving Mercy in a Broken World
“What if we know that forgiveness and mercy are what heal and restore and define us, that they actually are the fragrance that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it?”