“The evidence of the early church suggests that the community of followers ate together regularly and often, and that in their eating they tried to bear witness to Christ’s way of dwelling on earth.” — Norman Wirzba Copy Share Image
“work is ultimately to be about a finer attunement to the world as the place of God’s sustaining presence. With an awareness of God… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“The root of all sin is fear: the very deep fear that we are nothing; the compulsion, therefore, to make something of ourselves, to… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“If the experience of delight presupposes a sustained, patient, sympathetic, and affectionate embrace of the world, then the decline of delight will be preceded… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“Thanksgiving is the power that transforms desire and satisfaction, love and possession, into life, that fulfills everything in the world, given to us by… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“To meet and know God people must therefore begin with a deep commitment to serve life as they meet it because this is where… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“We were created as celebrants of the sacrament of life, of its transformation into life in God, communion with God … [R]eal life is… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“The evidence of the early church suggests that the community of followers ate together regularly and often, and that in their eating they tried… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“The inability to understand the spiritual roots of gluttony (as the inability to sacrifice) or to appreciate a culture’s role in fostering this anxious… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“Fasting, in its most fundamental aspiration, is about developing a sacrificial, self-offering life that addresses and nurtures the needs of others.” — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
“To “remember Jesus” in their eating was not simply to recall a past event. It was to call on Jesus and invite him to… — Norman Wirzba Copy Share
