“I was only beginning to enter into the infinite subtlety of Gregorian chant. It was - and remains - the only public prayer I have ever been able to engage in without feeling like a phony and a jackass. But… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“My music teacher offered twittering madrigals and something about how, in Italy, in Italy, the oranges hang on the tree. He treated me -… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“Cultural wisdom says 'Don't quit your day job.' Yet I think these desires represent our psyche's stretch toward wholeness. And to be whole, as… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“When I speak in Christian terms or Buddhist terms I'm simply selecting for the moment a dialect. Christian words for me represent the comforting… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“I cleaned the shit off my pink high-tops and drove home, stopping for an espresso at the coffeehouse across from the college. Men and… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
Finding voice is a socially responsible political act. We don't just do it for ourselves. And helping someone to find voice demands a spiritual… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other? — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“I would not say I am looking for God. Or, I am not looking for God precisely. I am not seeking the God I… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“On the first day of November last year, sacred to many religious calendars but especially the Celtic, I went for a walk among bare… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“What to wear on a Minnesota farm? The older farmers I know wear brown polyester jumpsuits, like factory workers. The younger ones wear jeans,… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
If you have a big splash of ecstasy in your life every day you are going to teach students something finer than "buy low/sell… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
“I would not have majored in English and gone on to teach literature had I not been able to construct a counterargument about the… — Mary Rose O'Reilley Copy Share Image
