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Wise Words On Wednesday: Never be in a hurry

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A couple of weeks ago I shared a quotation which is attributed to St. Francis de Sales and I thought given the events of the American Presidential election, it was time for another quotation…
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“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”

– St Francis de Sales

My Reading List for 2013

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bookwormThose left over from 2012…

Rediscover Catholicism – Matthew Kelly
Jesus Among Other Gods – Ravi Zacharias
Philosophy For Dummies – Thomas Morris
The Path of Life – Cyprian Smith OSB
After Jesus – Readers Digest
Jesus of Nazareth – Pope Benedict XVI

…and the new ones:

Introduction to the Devout Life – St. Francis de Sales
Immitation of Christ – Thomas à Kempis
Confessions – St. Augustine
Everlasting Man – G.K. Chesterton
The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, Problem of Pain – C.S. Lewis
The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks – Penguin Classics
Every Man’s Journey – James P. Campbell
Hold Me Tight – Dr. Sue Johnson

I’m sure I’ll end up reading a load that aren’t on this list, but I’m going to reeeeeeeeeeeeally try and stick with it this year 🙂