By Sister Mary Core, OSB
I just finished reading a wonderful book, loaded with the realities of living.
I laughed. I cried. I was filled with emotions across the spectrum.
And I met characters about whom we could all say, “Yeah. I know someone like that!” Continue Reading
“After decades of living on the edge, Heather King settled into sobriety, marriage, and a financially lucrative but unfulfilling career as an upwardly mobile lawyer.” Amazon calls her book, Redeemed, “An unforgettable, fervent, darkly funny tale of an ongoing, stumbling conversion.” Join us as we read, discuss, and share our thoughts about it in our Fall, 2016 Wisdom Seekers Book Club!
By Sister Mary Core, OSB
CHAPTER 15 (Marriage, Gratitude)
Married by a Justice of the Peace, basically oblivious of the hard work involved in a marriage, and with her $35 wedding ring, King remained married for over 14 years. Continue Reading
“After decades of living on the edge, Heather King settled into sobriety, marriage, and a financially lucrative but unfulfilling career as an upwardly mobile lawyer.” Amazon calls her book, Redeemed, “An unforgettable, fervent, darkly funny tale of an ongoing, stumbling conversion.” Join us as we read, discuss, and share our thoughts about it in our Fall, 2016 Wisdom Seekers Book Club!
By Sister Mary Core, OSB
“We live in a society that glorifies autonomy. But autonomy doesn’t free us from bondage to ourselves and our desires – humility does.” Continue Reading
“After decades of living on the edge, Heather King settled into sobriety, marriage, and a financially lucrative but unfulfilling career as an upwardly mobile lawyer.” Amazon calls her book, Redeemed, “An unforgettable, fervent, darkly funny tale of an ongoing, stumbling conversion.” Join us as we read, discuss, and share our thoughts about it in our Fall, 2016 Wisdom Seekers Book Club!
By Sister Mary Core, OSB
Welcome to Week #2 of our online Fall 2016 book club!
Using some of last week’s questions for our discussion points, we shared our reactions – some good, some not so good – to Chapter 1 of the book.
One question was based on King’s assertion that, Underlying every other loathsome aspect of my job (as a lawyer) was the fact that I hated Eric with a black and festering hatred. Continue Reading
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