John McQuiston II > Quotes

“The Rule teaches that if we take control of our lives, if we are intentional and careful in how we spend the hours of each irreplaceable day, if we discipline ourselves to live in a balanced and thankful way, we will create from our experiences, whatever they may be, the best possible life. Surely this knowledge is as invaluable now as it was in the sixth century.”
― John McQuiston II, Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living

“So oft in theologic wars, / The disputants, I ween, / Rail on in utter ignorance / Of what each other mean, / And prate about an Elephant / Not one of them has seen.”
― John McQuiston II, Christianity Without Superstition: Meaning, Metaphor, and Mystery

“ROMANS 8:38-39
A Meditation
"Your enjoyment of the world is never right, Till every morning you awake in Heaven."
THOMAS TRAHERNE'°
The Concluding Prayer
Enveloping spirit,”
― John McQuiston II, A Prayer Book: For the Twenty-First Century