“Once we laid hands on the fruit we desired, the horrible effect took place immediately, it laid its hands on us, the self was un-selfed, not filled or fulfilled but emptied… the object, the apple grew into a God and we shrunk into slaves…We found … [Read more...]
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Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything by Robert R. Reilly, Ignatius Press, 2014. Before I summarize this book, it's important to highlight 2 preliminary notes Reilly makes. "I make no case from religion or … [Read more...]
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http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20141004_messaggio-quaresima2015.html Summary: Globalization of Indifference: “Today, this selfish attitude of indifference has taken on global proportions, to the … [Read more...]
Readings: Genesis 9:8-15 Psalm 25:4-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 Fr Robert Barron http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/the-ark-the-mass-and-re-ordering-the-world/4669/ Fr. Larry … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9W4hTSwPmU&t=3s Bishop Robert Barron: http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/the-ten-commandments/4684/ https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/cleansing-the-temple/5719/ Fr. Larry Richards' … [Read more...]
Fr. Larry Richards' Homily http://thereasonforourhope.org/homilies/March12015-2ndSundayofLent-CycleB/ Fr. Robert Barron's Homily http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/the-mystical-transfiguration-of-christ/4676/ Transfiguration is … [Read more...]
Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, I give you this day. I offer you now all the good that I shall do and I promise to accept for love of you all the difficulty that I shall meet. Help me to conduct myself during this day in a manner pleasing to … [Read more...]
Free PDF version of Caryll Houselander's book: Guilt (click here) -- My short (5-10 minute) summary of the book (click here) -- My long (1-2 hour) summary of the book with extensive quotes (click here) -- My thoughts about Houselander's Guilt: This … [Read more...]
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