Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Maggie Ross, pen name for Martha Reeves
American Anglican Solitary, Teacher in Oxford
"Pain is the source of compassion, and compassion shifts our perspective on pain, which frees us from the fear of death."
"Repentance… is about being restored to ourselves."
"The pain that gives us self-knowledge, willingly sought and moved through, is at the heart of repentance of any kind. Pain is… the open space - one meaning of the ancient Hebrew word for salvation - the point of intersection and integration of our selves with one another and all the Creation."