Attributed by Dorothy Day in On Pilgrimage (1948) p. 161
• Variants:
• All the way to Heaven is Heaven, because Christ is the Way.
• As attributed in The Last Things : Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven (1998) by Regis Martin, p. 39
• All the way to heaven is heaven, for Jesus said, I am the way.
• As attributed in The Fear of Beggars : Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics (2007) by Kelly S. Johnson, p. 209
• Variants:
• All the way to Heaven is Heaven, because Christ is the Way.
• As attributed in The Last Things : Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven (1998) by Regis Martin, p. 39
• All the way to heaven is heaven, for Jesus said, I am the way.
• As attributed in The Fear of Beggars : Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics (2007) by Kelly S. Johnson, p. 209
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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.
— Catherine of Siena
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven." in the context of "Attributed by Dorothy Day in On Pilgrimage (1948) p. 161
• Variants:
• All the way to Heaven is Heaven, because Christ is the Way.
• As attributed in The Last Things : Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven (1998) by Regis Martin, p. 39
• All the way to heaven is heaven, for Jesus said, I am the way.
• As attributed in The Fear of Beggars : Stewardship and Poverty in Christian Ethics (2007) by Kelly S. Johnson, p. 209" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 – April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order.
About Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 – April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order.
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