Cascade IV
The Cascade of Hearth
A family is a place before it is a group of people: a table, a kitchen, a door that opens. This is what happens there.
On Family
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” The Book of Psalms, 1611
On Raising Children
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” The Book of Psalms, 1611
On Home
“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established.” The Book of Proverbs, 1611
On the Table
“Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.” The Book of Proverbs, 1611
On Kin and Roots
“Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.” Jesus ben Sirach, 1611
On Hospitality
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” The Epistle to the Hebrews, 1611
On Mothers and Fathers
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land.” The Book of Exodus, 1611
On What Children See
“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” The Book of Proverbs, 1611