https://www.quakerranter.org/call_off_the_search_parties/ A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.quakerranter.org/call_off_the_search_parties/#comment-1167 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:54:19 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=251#comment-1167 Well, I’m glad that you survived, and that you weren’t subjected to an “auto da fe,” like the Anabaptists in Voltaire’s ‘Candide.’ 😉
It sounds like a great experience, actually. My wife and I used to go on silent retreats fairly regularly, most of them inter-religious but with a strong Catholic flavor and presence. Ironically, we haven’t been on a silent retreat since joining the “silent assemblies of God’s people.” I think we might be due for a tune-up, so to speak.

]]> https://www.quakerranter.org/call_off_the_search_parties/#comment-1166 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:32:50 +0000 http://www.quakerranter.org/?p=251#comment-1166 For the last five years, I’ve gone on at least one silent retreat a year. I think that’s something I’ll never give up, regardless of where my spiritual path ends up.
I’m glad to hear that it was a good experience for you. I love St. Teresa’s autobiography, but The Interior Castle is very “chewy” reading. 🙂

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