Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, Makoto Fujimura (foreward by Philip Yancey). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016. Summary: A “layered” reflection on Shusako Endo's Silence by a Japanese-American artist that explores the Christian experience of persecution in Japan, and the connections between silence, suffering, and beauty, that may draw contemporary Japanese to faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura
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Finding Calcutta: To make possible true inner silence, practice
In follow up to Finding Calcutta: Where is Calcutta? Somewhere beyond (just) ourselves, take a few minutes to reflect upon our (and your) calling through the lens offered by Mother Teresa. Please feel free to share thoughts/reactions. To make possible true inner silence, practice: Silence of the eyes, by seeking always the beauty and goodness of God everywhere, closing them to the faults of others and to all that is sinful and disturbing to the soul. Silence of the ears, by listening always to the voice of God … [Read more...] about Finding Calcutta: To make possible true inner silence, practice