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Spirituality is rooted in desire. We long for something we can neither name nor describe, but which is no less real because of our inability to capture it with words.

Spirituality is rooted in desire. We long for something we can neither name nor describe, but which is no less real because of our inability to capture it with words.

Mary Jo Weaver
Real, Names, Long
Mary Jo Weaver (1993). “Springs of Water in a Dry Land: Spiritual Survival for Catholic Women Today”, Beacon Press (MA)

Male philosophers coin phrases -- 'virtue is its own reward' -- and female workers embody them.

Mary Jo Weaver
Coins, Rewards, Males
Mary Jo Weaver (1993). “Springs of Water in a Dry Land: Spiritual Survival for Catholic Women Today”, Beacon Press (MA)

Women who work at home rearing children and attending to various household tasks are expected to provide something that is absolutely essential yet costs nothing, like the air we breathe.

Mary Jo Weaver
Children, Home, Air
Mary Jo Weaver (1993). “Springs of Water in a Dry Land: Spiritual Survival for Catholic Women Today”, Beacon Press (MA)

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