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Monday Merton – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. We have hated our need for compassion and suppressed it as a “weakness,” and our cruelty has far outstripped our sense of mercy. Our humanity is sinking under the waves of hatred and desperation, and we are carried away by a storm that would never have been so terrible if we were not capable of such feelings of guilt about it! Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, pp. 69-70. July 28, 2014. Book Review: Treasury of Daily Prayer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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So Long, Mr. Keating – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. So Long, Mr. Keating. Like so many others, I was saddened to hear about the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams yesterday. My oldest heard first, and came tearing the down the stairs to tell us. At first I figured it was your typical internet hoax, but that was not to be the case. Last night, as our own way to pay him homage, we watched Dead Poets Society. Twenty-five years later I have a creased, dog-eared copy of Whitman’s. As silly as it sound...
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Friday with the Fathers – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. Friday with the Fathers. August 1, 2014. August 3, 2014. So Long, Mr. Keating. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.
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Mercy Buckets – Page 2 – Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. We have hated our need for compassion and suppressed it as a “weakness,” and our cruelty has far outstripped our sense of mercy. Our humanity is sinking under the waves of hatred and desperation, and we are carried away by a storm that would never have been so terrible if we were not capable of such feelings of guilt about it! Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, pp. 69-70. July 28, 2014. Book Review: Treasury of Daily Prayer. 2 I do not like that the rea...
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August 2014 – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. Luther on The Assumption of Mary. 8220;There can be no doubt that the Virgin Mary is in heaven. How it happened we do not know. And since the Holy Spirit has told us nothing about it, we can make of it no article of faith… It is enough to know that she lives in Christ.”-Martin Luther (Sermon, Feast of the Assumption of Mary, 1522). August 15, 2014. Friday with the Fathers: Marian Edition. August 15, 2014. So Long, Mr. Keating. I am convinced that no one...
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November 2014 – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. I told one of the novices that he had no vocation and he was delighted. With immense relief he prepared to leave. – Thomas Merton,. Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander,. November 17, 2014. A Social Media Sabbath. Seven (plus one) by Merton: A Reading List. Pope Francis, Thomas Merton, and Me. Muslims in America: A Conversation. Jesse on Muslims in America: A Con…. On Monday Merton: Two Days L…. On Monday Merton: Two Days L…. A Social Media Sabbath.
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March 2014 – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. Random Thoughts on Lent. Lent begins in earnest tomorrow with Ash Wednesday. I don’t really have a formal post, but more a collection of thoughts. 1 I’ve seen lots of posts on Facebook with lists of 10, 20, 40, 66 or some other random number of suggestions for Lent. This seems really complicated. Through the years the church universal has kept things simple. Focus on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Three things, not 66. 5 I used to be a devoted Evangel...
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June 2014 – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. Book Review: Treasury of Daily Prayer. Ok, so this review is about five years late, but I only recently purchased a copy of The Treasury of Daily Prayer. A prayer and devotional book published by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Major strike, but one easily overcome with post-it notes or aftermarket ribbons. 1 I miss the 30 day cycle Psalter. This is easily remedied, however. 3 As I mentioned earlier, I find the musical notation in the offices distra...
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Merton Monday: Poetry – Mercy Buckets
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Digressions on Religion , Culture, and Family Life. The Despairing Man Draws a Serpent. I went up the hill. She swore that she would come. By the south way. Caught up the path. May 26, 2014. Friday with the Fathers. Book Review: Treasury of Daily Prayer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. Pope Francis, Th...
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