16 February 2009
Keeping the Sabbath
last week i made the resolution to work like crazy all week, with the idea that i would do nothing on sunday. i got a surprising amount accomplished. sunday morning we got up for high Mass at the carmel (despite my current umbrage with the traditionalists), which was lovely, and then enjoyed a laid-back brunch at home. i decided i would read a little bit (Lord of the Rings, for the 87th time) and then drifted off for a two hour nap. this is, for me, truly a sign of blessing. i rarely am able to nap, even now, but the knowledge of having done everything i needed to prepare for this week took all the pressure off. it was a lovely, leisurely day, and i think i'm going to try to keep this up. as long as felix doesn't keep keeping me up, that is . . .
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2 comments:
Love the new look of your blog! Hope all is well with you.
I took a nap on Sunday, too. It was lovely...
Pieper is great. I attended a Pieper conference in Austria a few years ago. I think I read everything, including his excellent autobiography, _No One Could Have Known_. _Only the Lover Sings_ is one of my favorites, as is _End Times_.
Happiness and Contemplation is up there, too. Although I am troubled by his over reliance on the coin being stamped metaphor for the soul.
The 4 Cardinal Virtues should be read by everyone. :)
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