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I have no enemies
Some thoughts on love, fear and violence from Living without Enemies: Being Present in the Midst of Violence, a book that I am enjoying more and more: Living beyond fear … means hearing God say, ‘Love,...
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Mystery vs certainty
Spirituality and fundamentalism are at opposite ends of the cultural spectrum. Spirituality seeks a sensitive, contemplative relationship with the sacred and is able to sustain levels of uncertainty in...
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The body was even scarier
Interesting thoughts by Margaret Atwood on ‘dirty words': The bad ones in French are the religious ones, the worst ones in any language were what they were most afraid of and in English it was the...
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Not So Afraid – a poem about friendship, among other things
The sparrows are spinning warmth into the winter world. Their delicate, clear chirps bring with them a crisp joy, making me not so afraid of the howling wind. So, too, the friends of my heart. Joyce...
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Another book that I find truly inspiring and refreshing is John O’Donohue’s The Four Elements. Here are some extracts from three of his poems quoted by his brother Pat in the foreword. From ‘In Praise...
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Two quotes from the diaries of Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, better known as Anaïs Nin: It is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar, unwilling to...
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I enjoyed reading a fascinating article on silence in the poetry of Thomas Merton and T. S. Eliot (in The Merton Journal 22.1 [2015]). The author, Sonia Petisco, quotes Merton as follows: My life is a...
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