Christianity Quote by Kathleen Norris

““Because we are made in God's image, in fleeing from a relationship with a loving God, we are also running from being our most authentic selves.””

Kathleen Norris

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One may have been a fool, but there's no foolishness like being bitter.

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The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry.

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“At its Greek root, "to believe" simply means "to give one's heart to." Thus, if we can determine what it is we give our…

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In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary

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Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally…

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When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?

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“I was vaguely attracted to both library science and accounting, for the way that these disciplines impose order on chaos.”

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Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate

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“Well, they tell us meat isn't good for us anyway!”

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None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months…

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Laundry, liturgy and women's work all serve to ground us in the world, and they need not grind us down. Our daily tasks, whether…

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The demon of acedia -- also called the noonday demon -- is the one that causes the most serious trouble of all. . .…

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