“Solitude is not a way of running away from life ... from our feelings. On the contrary. This is the time we sort them out, air them, get over them, and go on without the burden of yesterday.” WayFeelingsRunningAirGoes OnSolitudeBurdenContraryYesterdayRunning AwayGet Over Author:Joan D. Chittister
“June is the time for being in the world in new ways, for throwing off the cold and dark spots of life.” WorldWayDarkColdSpotsThrowingNew WaysJune Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Too many times we insist on loving people the way we want to love them instead of the way they need to be loved.” PeopleWayWantNeeds Author:Joan D. Chittister
“The liturgical year is the year that sets out to attune the life of the Christian to the life of Jesus, the Christ. It proposes, year after year, to immerse us over and over again into the sense and substance of the Christian life until, eventually we become what we say we are - followers of Jesus all the way to the heart of God” WayYearsHeartChristianJesusChristChristian LifeSubstanceFollowersPropose Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Spirituality without a prayer life is no spirituality at all, and it will not last beyond the first defeats. Prayer is an opening of the self so that the Word of God can break in and make us new. Prayer unmasks. Prayer converts. Prayer impels. Prayer sustains us on the way. Pray for the grace it will take to continue what you would like to quit.” WayFirstsSelfLastsLife IsSpiritualityPrayerBreakGracePrayingDefeatQuittingOpeningWord Of GodPrayer Life Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Longing is a compass that guides us through life. We may never get what we really want, that's true, but every step along the way will be determined by it.” WayWantLifeMayStepsLongingDeterminedGuidesCompassEvery Step Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Hospitality means we take people into the space that is our lives and our minds and our hearts and our work and our efforts. Hospitality is the way we come out of ourselves. It is the first step towards dismantling the barriers of the world. Hospitality is the way we turn a prejudiced world around, one heart at a time.” PeopleWorldWayMindFirstsHeartMeanTurnsSpaceEffortStepsOur LivesBarriersFirst StepsHospitality Author:Joan D. Chittister
“Peace comes from living a measured life. Peace comes from attending to every part of my world in a sacramental way. My relationships are not what I do when I have time left over from my work. . . . Reading is not something I do when life calms down. Prayer is not something I do when I feel like it. They are all channels of hope and growth for me. They must all be given their due.” WorldWayFeelsReadingLeftGivenPeaceGrowthPrayerCalmDuesAttendingCalm DownTime Left Author:Joan D. Chittister
