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I think this is a beautiful book. I first read this as part of a series of sessions on formation. This book is probably best read in this manner - as part of a programme of sessions or a retreat. Otherwise one may run the risk of flipping through the
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"Usually we can forgive ourselves only after we have forgiven our own parents for being hurt and human rather than God. The problem isn't making mistakes but rather not trusting one's mistakes to a God who heals and whose infinite care can create new life in any time of hurt." — Oct 19, 2019 01:40AM
"Usually we can forgive ourselves only after we have forgiven our own parents for being hurt and human rather than God. The problem isn't making mistakes but rather not trusting one's mistakes to a God who heals and whose infinite care can create new life in any time of hurt." — Oct 19, 2019 01:40AM
“Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.”
― Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
― Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
“To love is to will the good of the other.”
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“God has to work in the soul in secret and in darkness because if we fully knew what was happening, and what Mystery, transformation, God and Grace will eventually ask of us, we would either try to take charge or stop the whole process.”
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“Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make. Dependent people cannot choose to become interdependent. They don’t have the character to do it; they don’t own enough of themselves.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
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