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Hope in Face of Doomsayers: Lady Julian of Norwich

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Posted in Catholic, spirituality5 Comments

Words of hope from a woman who lived through the worst of the Black Plague, nursing the dying. “All shall be well, all shall be well… For there is a Force of love moving through the universe That holds us fast and will never let us go.” Lady Julian of Norwich ( c.a. 1342-1416) …… Continue reading Hope in Face of Doomsayers: Lady Julian of Norwich

When We Are Struggling: Quotes From the Saints

January 19, 2014February 13, 2014 Posted in Catholic, spirituality4 Comments

Teresa of Avila understood that humour helps us cope with difficult situations. Supposedly after a donkey threw her into a cold stream, Teresa stood in her heavy,dripping wet, medieval habit and yelled at God, “If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few” A word of wisdom from St.…… Continue reading When We Are Struggling: Quotes From the Saints