Daniel Mallon

“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.”
― Julia Meloni, The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church

“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”
― Ralph Storer, Corrour Bothy: A refuge in the wilderness