Our Hearts Should Do This More – Mar. 16, 2022
I sit in the streets with the homeless My clothes stained with the wine From the vineyards the saints tend. Light has painted all acts the same color So I sit around and laugh all day With my friends. At night if I feel a divine loneliness I tear the […]
A Taste of Death – Sept. 30, 2019
This week’s quotes come from Jean Vanier’s book Becoming Human. Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. In 1964, he founded L’Arche, an international organization of communities spread over 37 countries, for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. Eighteen years ago, I was required to read this book while living […]
We Back Each Other Up – Apr. 18, 2019
“There is a loneliness imbedded in the making and the keeping of a vow. As we live our dedication, we witness each other’s existential aloneness. Because that is a shared human truth it helps keep our spines erect. We back each other up.” -Gunilla Norris, Sheltered in the Heart
June 14, 2018
“The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!” -Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
