Turning a prejudiced world around, one heart at a time

Joan Chittister: a Benedictine nun with a master’s degree from Notre Dame University.
And a PH.D from Penn State.
Before this weekend I had no idea who she is.

On Sunday I was visiting with a friend. As usual we talked about the favorite moments and activities of the week.
That’s when I first heard of Joan Chittister.
My friend was reading one of her books and shared with me several excerpts.

I liked what I heard.
So when I came back home I “asked” Google for more information
Impressive.
She is a prolific writer — many books; and hundreds of articles.
I certainly want to read her latest book, “Two Dogs and a Parrot”.
(For obvious reasons : )

The search also brought up Chittister’s take on different topics.

On religion:
“Beware the religion that turns you against another one. It’s unlikely that it’s really religion at all.”

On compassion:
“Compassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for the people
to be the best of what they want to be at all times.”

On hospitality:
“Hospitality means we take people into the space that is our lives
and our minds and our hearts.

Hospitality is the way we turn a prejudiced world around,
one heart at a time.”

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Mariana Fieraru, an Eastern European transplant, fell in love with her new home shortly after landing in New York. She "discovered" pizza! Years later she still loves pizza. And so do her two feathered-kids, Sunny and Flipper

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