A Canopy of Stars

Some Reflections for the Journey

Christopher Gleeson

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English

11 April 2017

Religion & beliefs; Spirituality & religious experience; Education

For more than 20 years, Christopher Gleeson was at the head of two Jesuit school communities - Xavier College in Melbourne and St Ignatius Riverview in Sydney.

Over that time, he was called upon to present numerous public speeches, homilies and reflections, spoken and written. Dotted among these commentaries were numerous quotations from many sources. Indeed, one of his colleagues has painted him as a 'scavenger' of other people's ideas and sayings - a title he accepts with enthusiasm, since he is pleased to present to his many audiences the jewels of others' thoughts that he has come across along the way.

Here is a collection of these jewels - 'nuggets of wisdom', as he calls them. He finds them glittering like stars in all he reads and hears. The stars, he says, have an accessibility and companionability about them. They not only light up the darkness, but "fill the darkness with order and light".

Why gather these pieces together? Chris Gleeson sees them as opportunities for and prompts to reflect. He takes inspiration from the great German mystic, Meister Eckhart: "We progress by stopping." He offers the reader a chance to stop, observe and reflect, attracted by a particular star, a particular gem of wisdom.

By: Christopher Gleeson
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781863551618
ISBN 10: 1863551611
Publication Date: 11 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Canopy of Stars: Some Reflections for the Journey

This book is a collection of many wise minds and stories that have been used by Christopher Gleeson in his many addresses and messages to his school audiences - students, teachers and parents. It's a book you can open at any page and find something that resonates with your own inner ponderings and truths. It has a gem on every page and is a definite resource of you enjoy pertinent stories and wisdom of the ages. For parents of teenagers and teenagers themselves, it offers guidance in the form of encouragement and inspiration. Cornerstone It's the sort of book many people are looking for - brief, punchy and with some light for the journey. Much needed! Michael Whelan sm, Aquinas Academy Presented in a witty and attractive manner, combining Gleeson's thoughts with a wide selection of wisdom from others ... He has a gift for finding the apt or inspirational quotation and weaving it in ... The quotations are always thought-provoking. Catholic Life