When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIndeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God.
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Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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All action is vicarious faith.
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Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man’s power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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