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The Philosopher Mom: Preparing for Christ with Newman.
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Sunday, December 23, 2012. Preparing for Christ with Newman. Sorting through the Advent reading I meant to do, I found this sermon of Newman. S and actually read it. Holy smokes (no pun intended)! Here is not terror. Newman was no Jansenist. Fear. Rather, is that perfect piety ( holy, servile fear.
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The Philosopher Mom: The Vigil of Christ's Nativity
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Monday, December 24, 2012. The Vigil of Christ's Nativity. Glory to Your coming that restored humankind to life. Glory to that One Who came to us by His First-born. Glory to that Silent One Who spoke by means of His Voice. Glory to that Sublime One Who was seen by means of His Voice. My Top 5 Gals.
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The Philosopher Mom: Oh, blawg: A mourning.
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Oh, blawg: A mourning. So, the Philosopher Mom has been quiet. And will probably continue in quiet in the months to come. I hope to return to regular writing here one day- it really is rest and recovery time. Perhaps a Lenten discipline? Along with the Lenten reading.
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The Philosopher Mom: The Tyranny of Relativism
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Monday, January 14, 2008. The Tyranny of Relativism. Relativism is the basic idea that the truth of a matter is relative to one's perspective or circumstances. The tyranny of relativism is the bane of the two-year-old child. Everything, for her, is relative to her two-year-old, personal whim. The ar...
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The Philosopher Mom: February 2013
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Oh, blawg: A mourning. So, the Philosopher Mom has been quiet. And will probably continue in quiet in the months to come. I hope to return to regular writing here one day- it really is rest and recovery time. Perhaps a Lenten discipline? Along with the Lenten reading.
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The Philosopher Mom: Passion Sunday and the Child
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Sunday, April 5, 2009. Passion Sunday and the Child. And so I compromised. "We can stop by the Adoration chapel on the way to the library," I suggested. "You can bring him some of your flowers.". I HAVE TO SIT HERE ALONE AND PRAY BY MYSELF! I nodded, "Okay.". What was that, Miriam? That was my littl...
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The Philosopher Mom: We happy few, we band of brothers...
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Wednesday, January 2, 2013. We happy few, we band of brothers. Bl John Henry Newman wrote a fantastic essay on the two men. Read t he whole thing here. This excerpt is from Gregory's poetry, describing the priestly and ascetic life that the two men chose:. Searching, 'mid holiest ways, a holier still.
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The Philosopher Mom: Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Monday, October 15, 2012. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church. Happy Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. A few years ago (okay, 5 years ago), I wrote a series of synopses of her Interior Mansions. Today's a good day to link. To them, re-read some of her sayings. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Where...
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The Philosopher Mom: It's quiet around here...
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. It's quiet around here. Then I read this poem by George Herbert. Since I'm off Facebook for Advent (Oh! So, go do it. All after pleasures as I rid one day,. My horse and I, both tired, body and mind,. With full cry of affections, quite astray,. The Reason We Study. Our To...
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The Philosopher Mom: Intimacy and humility
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One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." Bl. John Henry Newman. Saturday, May 16, 2009. A friend facetiously asked me to teach him humility this week. Naturally, I rejected the humorous tenor of the request in favor of intense musing, "How on earth does one teach humility? The one word that kept coming to my mind as I pondered humility was intimacy. Intimacy is ...