Quote of the Month

Some of John’s Favorite Quotes…

April 2011

“A religious belief… is not a statement about Reality, but a hint, a clue about something that is a mystery, beyond the grasp of human thought. In short, a religious belief is only a finger pointing to the moon. Some religious people never get beyond the study of the finger.”

By: Anthony de Mello (1931-1987): was a Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and writer who became widely known for his books on spirituality

Past Month’s Quotes:

“May we remember that this is not only a time of hope, but also a time to allow for tomb-waiting, for living with uncertainty about the meaning of those events in our lives that may be hitting us hard, events that we don’t yet fully or immediately understand. Fr. Richard teaches us that the pathway to transformation is marked by great love—or by great suffering. May we all grant ourselves the time and space we need to enter into the reality of the hard moments, the uncertain moments, believing that there is a place for them all within the Paschal Mystery.”

By: Matt Sholler -Program Manager, Men’s Spirituality

“Let’s state it clearly: One great idea of the biblical revelation is that God is manifest in the ordinary, in the actual, in the daily, in the now, in the concrete incarnations of life, and not through purity codes and moral achievement contests, which are seldom achieved anyway.”
— Richard Rohr

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