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| Catherine Doherty (1900-1985) Foundress of Madonna House , who Introduced the earthy richness of Russian Orthodox spirituality to North America. |
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| "The word 'poustinia' is Russian meaning 'desert'. The word in Russian means much more than a geographical place. It means a quiet, lonely place that people wish to enter, to find the God who dwells within them."
"...enter into yourself and make a sanctuary there: the secret place is the human heart." "I often make believe that I say to the Lord, 'Lord, have a cup of coffee with me.' So I imagine God is there and we have a cup of coffee and I chew the fat with him." "With God you don't have to put on your best bib and tucker. You can just be yourself." "Have a little chat with him, snooze a little, do a little reading, go out and look at the grass and say, 'Gee, how beautiful you made the grass." "...no matter what happens to me, if I remember that I exist to be united with God, and that I am united with God every minute, all I have to do is think about it. In fact, I don't even have to think. His face is always before me." All quotes from Poustinia |
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