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House-monasteries tentatively suggested at late Roman villas such as Frocester, Chedworth and Halstock hint at the private devotions of landed families. The density of small settlements bearing the names of very obscure saints in Cornwall and north Wales, in particular, is suggestive of the idea that élite families were expected to sponsor their ow
... See moreMax Adams • The First Kingdom
Many live in obedience, more out of necessity than for love, and because of this they suffer and easily complain. Their situation will not get easier unless they are able to submit themselves wholeheartedly for love of God.
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
‘It is very good of you to be anxious about me. It is because you did not like Lowick yourself: you had set your heart on another kind of life. But Lowick is my chosen home.’ The last sentence was spoken with an almost solemn cadence, and Will did not know what to say, since it would not be useful for him to embrace her slippers, and tell her that
... See moreRosemary Ashton • Middlemarch
“The relationship to God is this secret of divine oneness—lover and Beloved are one—there is no other. And this intimacy is always alive, even if hidden deep within the heart, as the Sufi mystic Rumi exclaims:
It is he who suffers his absence in me
Who through me cries out to himself.
Love's most strange, most holy mystery
We are intimate beyond belief
... See morethe lowest kind of goods and we thereby turn away from the better and higher: from you yourself, O Lord our God, and your truth and your law.
Augustine of Hippo, John E. Rotelle (Editor), Maria Boulding (Translator) • Confessions
“Escort Mr. Ravenel up to my private apartments, where it seems I’ll be giving counsel to yet another of my daughter’s tormented suitors. This must be a penance for my misspent youth.”
Lisa Kleypas • Devil's Daughter: The Ravenels meet The Wallflowers
Come speak to my heart, O Lord. Tell me what you desire and assist me in living it out. When will the day arrive when I will be able to love and possess you for all eternity? Give me the grace every day to prepare well for that happy moment. Amen.
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
Chapter 21 The contrite heart
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
dread lest she should be forced to sacrifice her heart to her principles, or principles to her heart.