“Exactly what it is that makes us all the same and yet all different both drives us and escapes us at the same time.”
— Joan Chittister, “The Need for the Feminine in Masculinity”chapter in Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life (p. 99)
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One could say that once a thing has ceased to escape us, it’s not worth driving ourselves to reach it anymore… Not sure how that would affect the subject of the above quote though. Something to think about, as is the quote itself. 🙂 Thanks, Joanne.
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It’s so hard to take one sentence out of a chapter!
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That sounds an interesting book. Need to keep it in mind 🙂
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The spirituality group at my church studied it. It is very interesting, as well as accessible. Sr. Joan has a great ability to plumb topics deeply in a straightforward way.
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great quote!
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I love Joan Chittister’s writing. It is both insightful and accessible, which is a difficult combination to master.
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Yeah, I could tell that with her words.. I wrote down the quote and will check her work out
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Even though she is a long-time Benedictine, she writes in a way that takes into account a range of faith traditions and philosophies. I have studied several of her books with a group of women at my church.
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Oh wow.. very open-minded then 🙂 I like that. I will definitely check her out 🙂
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Too bad we aren’t neighbors in the physical world. I’d let you borrow some books.
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Oh that would be great.. the stuff I like to read is usually so off beat that I never live near anyone else who reads it too lol
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Here you could also borrow the books from our church library. Not sure if our public library would carry any of her books.
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I checked the online registry of my local library, they don’t have any of her books, but I did find a few on Amazon. I’ve added them to my wishlist. Unfortunately, I have already tapped out my book funds for the next couple of months *laughs*
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