“When I write that my own situation in those months of pain and decision can be described as prayer, I do not… — William Stringfellow Christianity Copy Share Image
“Thus the vocation of the baptized person is a simple thing: it is to live from day to day, whatever the day… — William Stringfellow Baptism Copy Share Image
Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another is speaking if you are preoccupied with… — William Stringfellow Acts of love Copy Share Image
Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it… — William Stringfellow Accusation Copy Share Image
The Fall is where the nation is. The Fall is the locus of America. — William Stringfellow America Copy Share Image
“Hence the vocation of the Church of Christ in the world, in political conflict and social strife, is inherently eschatological. The Church… — William Stringfellow Christian living Copy Share Image
Perhaps the moral ambiguity of money is most plainly evidenced in the popular belief that money itself has value and that the… — William Stringfellow Ambiguity Copy Share Image
Biocides, for example, are designed to kill bacteria—it's not a benign material. — William Stringfellow Bacteria Copy Share Image
Being holy . . . does not mean being perfect but being whole; it does not mean being exceptionally religious or being… — William Stringfellow Doe Copy Share Image
“The separation of religion from the practical affairs of society is a convenient doctrine for those who fear that social change would… — William Stringfellow Change Copy Share Image
“Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another is speaking if you are preoccupied with… — William Stringfellow Availability Copy Share Image
The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and… — William Stringfellow Celebration Copy Share Image
The biblical lifestyle is always a witness of resistance to the status quo in politics, economics, and all society. It is a… — William Stringfellow Age Copy Share Image
The characteristic place to find Christians is among their enemies. The first place to look for Christ is in Hell. — William Stringfellow Characteristics Copy Share Image
