The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton. He underlined passages that depicted notions such as “tragic pleasure” and memorized one particular passage from Aeschylus: “God, whose law it is that he who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain
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“Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.”
― Death Comes for the Archbishop
― Death Comes for the Archbishop
“Happy the man who in these days of stress has access to the great mountains, for thither he can escape for the day, and from the high inviolate places bring back a strength and a peace he can never find within ‘the walls of cities barricaded evermore”. (a quote from Wordsworth’s poem ‘The Recluse’) So taking the poet’s advice on my 24 hours off, I set out the other day by the foaming Linn and made my way up the glen of Dee… The hills greeted me smilingly as I walked to meet them. From”
― Corrour Bothy: A refuge in the wilderness
― Corrour Bothy: A refuge in the wilderness
“First, Martini said, came the Church’s approach toward the divorced. Second came the appointment of bishops. Third came priestly celibacy and the role of the laity. Fourth came the relationship between politics and the hierarchy.23 Then, having delivered his blueprint, Martini smiled, his intense blue eyes illuminating his face.”
― The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church
― The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church
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