Michael St. Pierre

April 23, 2021

A Religious Founder on The Quiet Life

Sometimes the spiritual life is more about subtraction than addition. Getting out of the way can be half the way forward.

Francois-Marie-Jacob Libermann (1802-1852) was a converted Jew and founder of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit. He had this to say about how one can obtain peace of heart: “Effort and contention constrict the soul, but a gentle repose, a peaceful manner of behaving and a steady, measured and quiet interior action expand it.”



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