Monday, November 24, 2008

Acedia & me

"The Oxford Concise Dictionary of the Christian Church defines acedia as 'a state of restlessness and inability either to work or to pray'."


Kathleen Norris discusses contemporary soul-weariness with Mary Hynes.

p.s. The English language proffers as many words for depression as there are Esquimaux words for snow, ISTM

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