For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to say is 'icon,' 'star,' 'hero,' ones so possessed by an internal vision of divine goodness that they give us a glimpse of the face of God in the center of the human. They give us a taste of the possibilities of greatness in ourselves.
Joan D. ChittisterThe purpose of leadership is not to make the present bearable. The purpose of leadership is to make the future possible.
Joan D. ChittisterAnger is not bad. Anger can be a very positive thing, the thing that moves us beyond the acceptance of evil.
Joan D. ChittisterProphets are so dangerous because they cry in season and out of season, politely and impolitely, loud and long.
Joan D. Chittister