Moments of Stillness

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy was the first religious sister ever to receive an honorary Doctorate in Law from Trinity College, Dublin. She joined the Irish Sisters of Charity in 1958 and has become one of the most influential social innovators of her time. She founded Focus Ireland, the Immigrant Council of Ireland and Young Social Innovators, and established The Sanctuary - a place of peace and meditation set in the heart of Dublin. She has written several bestselling books, including her autobiography The Road Home, Day by Day, a treasury of meditations on mindfulness and Seasons of Hope, mindful meditations to calm the soul. She lives in Dublin.

"Stan's words map a way home for all of us. Through them she reaches into that place in our hearts where we are most afraid, and she takes us by the hand. Her words touch the part of us that yearns to belong, to feel alive" Tony Bates, psychologist and author