Hospitality means we take people into the space that is our lives and our minds and our hearts and our work and our efforts. Hospitality is the way we come out of ourselves. It is the first step towards dismantling the barriers of the world. Hospitality is the way we turn a prejudiced world around, one heart at a time.
Joan D. ChittisterProphets are so dangerous because they cry in season and out of season, politely and impolitely, loud and long.
Joan D. ChittisterIn scripture God brings the animals to the human for naming. In that simple act the human is brought to recognize the particular personality and worth of each living creature. Too bad we forget so often.
Joan D. ChittisterFailure is the foundation of truth. It teaches us what isn't true, and that is a great beginning. To fear failure is to fear the possibility of truth.
Joan D. ChittisterWhen souls really touch, it is forever. Then space and time disappear, and all that remains is the consciousness that we are not alone in life.
Joan D. Chittister