“silence is not sought for its own sake but, rather, for the space it makes.”
From The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise, Cardinal Robert Sarah and Nicolas Diat: Silence for us is a form of asceticism and a desire. Asceticism…
Category: practice
“In any family, taking the suffering for others, or being willing to suffer because of the suffering of others, is absolutely irresponsible if it enables others to avoid facing their own suffering!” – Edwin Friedman
I keep coming back to this post by DeForest London – “A Way Out of Burnout: Cultivating Differentiated Leadership Through Lament”. I originally reposted it on my other blog, A…
“silence is open to everyone, literate or illiterate, king or slave, secular or religious, saint or sinner.” from “Silence: A User’s Guide”, Maggie Ross on the work of silence
Having come across her repeatedly in the work of Adam deVille, I am gradually absorbing Maggie Ross’ “Silence: A User’s Guide” There are all too many extracts I would love to share.…
Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton – review from Nthposition.com, between July and November 2004
From my other medically-focused blog, here is the text of my review of Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton from Nthposition.com.
#Inktober is coming…
Last year I participated in #Inktober. This is a month-long drawing challenge devised by Jake Parker. Here is the description from the Inktober site: Q: What is Inktober? A: Inktober…
Heschyia – “where peace goes beyond peace” – from Paul Evdokimov’s The Art of the Icon
Continuing posts on heschyia (or heschuia) here is a passage from “The Art of the Icon: A Theology of Beauty” by Paul Evdokimov “It is very important to understand that…
Hesychia – “the rest which flows from unceasing prayer”
I previously posted an extract from Alasdair McIntyre’s After Virtue on “hesuchia” – the rest that follows striving. I came across this from Henri Nouwen’s The Way of the Heart…
“silence of the heart is much more important than silence of the mouth”
From Henri Nouwen’s The Way of The Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers These examples of silence in preaching, counseling, and organizing are meant to illustrate how…
Séamus Sweeney 