The Bonds of Love Barry Gilmore Drawing on examples from natural

Drawing on examples from natural science and spiritual science

economic policy and social issues

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The Bonds of Love Barry Gilmore Drawing on examples from naturalSt Peter Damian (1007 1072) is an exceptional example of a paradox that is found in many saints and thinkers through the ages (St Jerome, St Bernard, St Bridget of Sweden, St Teresa of Avila and Thomas Merton come to mind) of a lifelong tension between two competing vocations: the call to solitude and holiness and the call to prophetic social and ecclesial engagement. The author has explored this tension throughout his adult life, both in his