Living Wittily: Pencil Notes in the margin: Kathleen Norris

October 08, 2008

Pencil Notes in the margin: Kathleen Norris

"The operation of the church is entirely set up for the sinner, which creates much misunderstanding among the smug".
(Flannery O'Connor, quoted in Kathleen Norris, Acedia and Me, page 54)

"We are not our thoughts. Thoughts come and go. Unacompanied thought pass quickly. Thoughts that are thought about become desires. Desires that are thought about become passions". (Mary Funk, Thoughts Matter, Norris, page 91)

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I also very much enjoy Kathleen Norris. She expresses a sincere admiration for Benedictine spirituality while not losing sight of her groundedness in everyday life.
Peter

Posted by: Peter | October 12, 2008 at 11:09 PM

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