Joan Chittister Quotes

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No doubt about it: happiness is not about self-satisfaction; it is about the joy that comes with a sense of purpose.
— Joan Chittister The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life

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Temptations are part of life, part of growing up. We grapple with them often—in some instances for our lifetime—before we come to realize that it is not so much the victory as it is the effort to overcome that is holy-making.
— Joan Chittister The Radical Christian Life: A Year With Saint Benedict

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