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The only true perfection available to us is the honest acceptance of our imperfection.
Amen.
“in the face of each human being, I act democratically and humanly. I give each human being his due. I disregard class and possessions. It is the value of their spirit, of their human qualities I pay my respect to, and to their needs as far as I am able to fulfill them. If all of us acted in unison as I act individually, there would be no wars and no poverty. I have made myself personally responsible for the fate of every human being who has come my way.”
― The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 1 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 1 1931-1934
“It is no longer God's one-time creation or evolution; rather, God's form of creation precisely is evolution.”
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
“I'm not homesick for the first half of life because it's really never been my true home.”
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
“There can never be personal conversion without also working for societal transformation.”
― Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
― Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
“We're supposed to love people and use things, not use people and love things.”
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
― Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Catherine’s 2025 Year in Books
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