![]() ![]() I read most of this in front of the Blessed Sacrament where the Silence is most profound and sublime. Well maybe not easily, but certainly profitably. You could easily start this book and never finish it … just reading each reflection and pondering the wisdom in the Silence of God. I have tried to read Cardinal Sarah’s book slowly, savoring each thought, but usually I got greedy and started to gobble them wanting more and more. The final chapter includes Dom Dysmus De Lassus of the Carthusian Order in their discussion his perspective is rich. In places, the book is a back-and-forth dialogue between Nicholas Diat and Cardinal Sarah. Charity is closely related to God’s silence.There are so many other quotes I would like to include maybe later on the author’s page. The Church cannot confine herself to a merely social vision. Otherwise mankind is headed for destruction. And grant Lord, that the fruits that we have borne may one day be their redemption.” … It is urgent for the modern world to regain a faith perspective. Remember the fruits that we have borne because of what they did. Then he goes on ahead in order to oblige us to set out again on the road.”īefore leaving for the gas chamber, a Jew wrote on a slip of paper: “Lord, remember also the men of ill will, but do not remember then their cruelties. Our heart, accustomed to a certain relationship with God, is reluctant to change in order to enter into a new relationship nevertheless the Lord is impatient to make progress. The major obstacle, generally, comes from our tendency to stand still as long as we have a system that works. … At the beginning it takes an effort to be quiet, but if we are faithful, little by little, something is born of our silence that attracts us to more silence.” We know that this “something”, whose contours I could not define, is in reality “Someone” who draws us more and more into his mystery. ![]() Some will surprise you and others you will swear you have thought/heard yourself in the quiet corners of your mind. ![]() It is a series of reflections on silence, solitude, prayer, and encountering God within, Cardinal Sarah’s own reflections as well as those from Carthusian, Carmelite, Trappist and other contemplative religious traditions. I share the Cardinal’s affection for our former pontiff and miss his quiet soothing ways.įrom the very first page I was swept up in this book. He considers himself a disciple of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and dedicated this book to him. Cardinal Sarah is one of three prominent prelates today I most admire. The true revolution comes from silence it leads us toward God and others so as to place ourselves humbly and generously at their service."Īs soon as I heard about this book I wanted to start reading it but had to await publication of the English translation. "Silence is more important than any other human work," he says, "for it expresses God. Within the hushed and hallowed walls of the La Grande Chartreux, the famous Carthusian monastery in the French Alps, Cardinal Sarah addresses the following questions: Can those who do not know silence ever attain truth, beauty, or love? Do not wisdom, artistic vision, and devotion spring from silence, where the voice of God is heard in the depths of the human heart?Īfter the international success of God or Nothing, Cardinal Sarah seeks to restore to silence its place of honor and importance. Silence is the indispensable doorway to the divine, explains the cardinal in this profound conversation with Nicolas Diat. The modern world generates so much noise, he says, that seeking moments of silence has become both harder and more necessary than ever before. In a time when technology penetrates our lives in so many ways and materialism exerts such a powerful influence over us, Cardinal Robert Sarah presents a bold book about the strength of silence. Now with a new afterword by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI! ![]()
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