The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist MonasteryDuring his seven-month stay in a Trappist monastery, Henri Nouwen had a unique opportunity to explore crucial issues of the spiritual life and discover "a quiet stream underneath the fluctuating affirmations and rejections of my little world." Nouwen participated fully in the daily life of the Abbey of the Genesee in upstate New York -- in work and in prayer. From the early weeks in the abbey -- dominated by conflicting desires and concerns -- to the final days of Advent, when he finds a new sense of calm expectation, Nouwen never loses his critical honesty. Insightful, compassionate, often humorous, always realistic, The Genesee Diary is both an inspiration and a challenge to those who are in search of themselves. |
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... and he knows it . Friday , 16 " If I see three oranges , I have to juggle . And if I see two towers , I have to walk . " These remarkable words were spoken by the tightrope - walker , Philippe Petit THE GENESEE DIARY 109.
... Philippe Petit , in answer to the question of the police as to why he had walked ( at 7:50 A.M. ) on a rope shot with a crossbow from one tower of the New York World Trade Center to the other . When Philippe had seen the two spires of ...
... Philippe Petit seemed to un- derstand this because they dropped the original charge of trespassing and disorderly conduct in exchange for Phi- lippe's promise to perform his aerial feats for the children in Central Park . That at least ...