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Often Quotes by Joan D. Chittister
- The spiritual response is too often a simplistic one: we abandon God or we blame God for abandoning us.
- For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to…
- Happiness does not come quickly. It is not conferred by any single event, however exciting or comforting or satisfying the event may be. It cannot…
- In scripture God brings the animals to the human for naming. In that simple act the human is brought to recognize the particular personality and…
- There is always new life trying to emerge in each of us. Too often we ignore the signs of resurrection and cling to part of…
- Old age tells us that we ourselves have failed often, have never really done anything completely right, have never truly been perfect - anad that…
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- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
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- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong
- Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. — Arthur Ashe
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange