Swimming with ScapularsLoyola Press, 2010 - 288 עמודים Meet Matthew Lickona, a thirty-something wine columnist, sometime cartoonist, avid moviegoer, fan of alternative rock, and wonderfully talented writer. He is also a devoutly religious young man ("I am a Roman Catholic, baptized as an infant and raised in the faith, a faith which holds the exemplary and redemptive suffering of Jesus Christ at its core." ) who fasts during Lent, leads his family in prayer every day, and wears a scapular--a medieval amulet said to protect the wearer from harm. |
מתוך הספר
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... believe that faith to be both gift and habit, though the gift may sometimes feel like a cross to be borne and the habit may slip from the well-grooved action of virtue to the mindless repetition of routine. In fact, it might be more ...
... believe. But I never took my adolescent doubt as a sign that I should necessarily reject my Catholicism. I was almost certainly too young to experience a dark night of the soul, but I knew that great saints had suffered them. They had ...
... believe that personal desire plays a part in discerning one's vocation. But it does seem to me that God's call to the priesthood is coming as a still, small voice these days, one easily drowned out by the whirlwinds and earthquakes of ...
... believe that the event betrayed a more serious problem. But when it came time to send it, my father realized that he had a responsibility to bring the matter before the bishop. So he made an appointment and presented the letter. My ...
... believe. I can recall eighteen-hour days, Mom calling downstairs at two or three in the morning for him to quit his desk and come upstairs. It is not uncommon to step into his study and find him stretched out on the floor, perfectly ...
תוכן
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31 | |
Begging the Sun to Dance | 46 |
Triddywackers Tinkerers and the Roar of the Crowd | 62 |
Deirdre | 93 |
Do You Need to Be a Paterfamilias? | 106 |
Sex and the Outrageous Principle | 116 |
Why So Many? | 125 |
Alms for a Drink | 165 |
In Which We Go Parish Hopping | 175 |
Hand Holding and Other Distractions | 188 |
The World | 195 |
the Flesh and the Devil | 209 |
Dredging My Soul for Sin | 218 |
The Moviegoer Plus a Trip to the Theater | 225 |
Flannery OConnor and the TwobyFour | 239 |
The Roach and the Woman | 134 |
Not Home Until We Die | 143 |
Boy Meets God | 151 |
The Best Thing in the World | 268 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic <span dir=ltr>Matthew Lickona</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2007 |