True hospitality is marked by an open response to the dignity of each and every person. Henri Nouwen has described it as receiving the stranger on his own terms, and asserts that it can be offered only by those who 'have found the center of their lives in their own hearts'.
Kathleen NorrisI was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?
Kathleen NorrisIn middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and bitter disillusionment are self-made
Kathleen NorrisThe ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry.
Kathleen Norris