Still Life No 5

Categories: god-related-stuff

Date: 28 May 2012 08:17:57

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My "Still Life: A Book of Days" only has one quotation for this week. It is by Catherine de Hueck Doherty. The link is to the Wikipedia article about Catherine - she seems to have had a very turbulent life, but is now being considered for canonization by the Roman Catholic church, for her work with the poor, and for founding Madonna House Apostolate. This is a group of lay people who work with the poor and dispossessed mostly in the US and in Canada.

This shows the Pax Caritas cross, worn by all members of the Madonna House Apostolate.

She said:

If we are to witness to Christ in today's market places, where there are constant demands on our whole person, we need silence. If we are to be always available, not only physically, but by empathy, sympathy, friendship, understanding...,we need silence. To be able to give joyous, unflagging hospitality, not only of house and food, but of mind, heart, body and soul, we need silence.

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