Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Brother Roger
Born: May 12, 1915
Died: August 16, 2005 (aged 90)
Bio: Roger Schütz, popularly known as Brother Roger, was a Swiss Christian leader and monastic. In 1940 Schütz founded the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community in Burgundy, France.
Known for:
- Peace of Heart in All Things
- The Wonder of a Love
- His Love Is a Fire
- Brother Roger of Taize
- Parable of community (1980)