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“Just when summer gets perfect-fresh nights, soft sun, casual breezes, crushingly full and quietly cooling trees, empty beaches, and free weekends- it ends. Life is like that too. Just when we get it right, it starts to change. The job gets easy and we know just how to do it, and they tell us we're retired. The children grow up and get reasonable and they leave home, just when it's nice to have them around. . . . That's life on the edge of autumn. And that's beautiful-if we have the humility for it.”

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Joan D. Chittister
Joan D. Chittister

Joan D. Chittister is an American nun known for her contributions to religious peace, feminism, and ecotheology. Born in 1936, she is an active member of several religious organizations and has authored numerous books on religious life. more

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