St. Nicholas of Flue, a contemplative who saved his country

“Don’t just do something, sit there!” That’s one of my favorite expressions, and I often say it to urge friends to engage in contemplation even when busy. This advice comes from personal experience; prayer enables me to stay centered through good times and bad. And it takes seriously the warning of Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner: […] The post St. Nicholas of Flue, a contemplative who saved his…