“Liturgy puts us to work along with all the others who have been and are being put to work in the world… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Spiritual reading, therefore, is slow, deliberate, meditative reading in which we allow the words to penetrate our heart and question our spirit.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“There is another reason also why the soul has traveled safely in this obscurity; it has suffered: for the way of suffering… — Saint John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book. — John Bosco Copy Share Image
Spiritual reading is a regular, essential part of the life of prayer, and particularly is it the support of adoring prayer. — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
Don't consider me too demanding if I ask you once again to set great store by holy books and read them as… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
“Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” — St. John Bosco” — St. John Bosco Copy Share Image
“To pay no attention to health of body but only that of soul. To plan day on arising and evening examination of… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. — Athanasius of Alexandria Copy Share Image
“Not that the study is not important. A Jewish rabbi I once studies with would often say, 'For us Jews studying the… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“To help me learn how to practice lectio divina, I’ve enlisted two expert sources. Eugene Peterson opens his book on spiritual reading… — Jana Riess Copy Share Image
“Paul Ricoeur has wonderful counsel for people like us. Go ahead, he says, maintain and practice your hermaneutics of suspicion. It is… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“What we are after is first noticing and then participating in the way the large world of the Bible absorbs the much… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
When we have spiritual reading at meals, when we have the rosary at night, when we have study groups, forums, when we… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
“Spiritual reading, discursive meditation, and prayer prepare our hearts for contemplation. Contemplation is a state of realized oneness with God. When engaged… — James Finley Copy Share Image
“Labor to work yourself up into a temper correspondent with what you read, for that reading is useless which only enlightens the… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. — Patanjali Copy Share Image
“The task of liturgy is to order the life of the holy community following the text of Holy Scripture. It consists of… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Obedience is the thing, living in active response to the living God. The most important question we ask of this text is… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Liturgy is the means that the church uses to keep baptized Christians in living touch with the entire living holy community as… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The harm that comes to souls from the lack of reading holy books makes me shudder... What power spiritual reading has to… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Don't neglect your spiritual reading. - Reading has made many saints. — Josemaria Escriva Copy Share Image
