Quote by: Brennan Manning

The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds... I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.


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Author Bio


  • NameBrennan Manning
  • Descriptionwriter, American Roman Catholic priest and United States Marine
  • BornApril 27, 1934
  • DiedApril 12, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPriest; Theologian; Author