A saint at home on the stage of global politics
“God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.” –Dag Hammarskjold
Sometimes I use an online resource, the Mission of St. Clare, as my guide in praying the Daily Office. (As a rule I don’t think that expedience and efficiency are good criteria to bring to one’s prayer time, but when you’re having “one of those mornings” and then you finally get the kids out the door and have a moment to yourself and fully intend to settle down to prayer, only to have it hit you that you left your Prayer Book and Bible in the trunk of your husband’s car–long story, don’t ask–having a place to turn online is a wonderful thing!)
Anyway,…
