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Spiritus Directio: June 2008
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Thursday, June 19, 2008. Even hard-core skeptics can't help but find sympathy in the fabric of the universe—and occasionally try to pull its strings. I never went anywhere saying this is a magic piano and it's going to cure your ills," True says. But she consistently saw even the most skeptical hearts warm to the experience—even in Virginia, where the piano landed just a month after the massacre. "I had no idea an inanimate object could give people so much.". 1 Anything can be sacred. To some, John Lenno...
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Spiritus Directio: November 2007
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Let us reflect on the path before us. This online retreat is ending in one sense. In another, it will continue in the way it has changed our lives. Unlike a retreat to a retreat house, we didn't retreat from our everyday lives. The path before us will be shaped by what new patterns we have developed through these exercises. During this final week, we want to identify the patterns we desire and choose the path before us. As we go through each day this week, let us ask:. The pra...
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Spiritus Directio: October 2008
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Expert Vatican psychiatrist: "Celibacy is a provocation" to a superficial world. Rome, Oct 20, 2008 / 11:39 pm ( CNA. In the article published by the L'Osservatore Romano, Lutz commented that celibacy represents "a permanent protest against collective superficiality." It proclaims that "the earthly world, with its joys and sufferings, is not all there is." . 160;Celibacy, Lutz argued, enables a priest to engage more intensely in spiritual direction. "It is not true th...Noting...
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Spiritus Directio: December 2007
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Glucose Affects Our Ability To Resist Temptation. New research from a lab at Florida State University reveals that self-control takes fuel - literally. When we exercise it, resisting temptations to misbehave, our fuel tank is depleted, making subsequent efforts at self-control more difficult. Moreover, Baumeister and colleagues found that the fuel that powers this ability turns out to be one of the same things that fuels our muscles: sugar, in the form of glucose. A new book ...
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Spiritus Directio: March 2008
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008. O “Become empty of yourself and realize inner silence.” Lao Tzu - Tao. O “Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 – Judeo/Christian. O “Thus, only true Silence is eternal speech, the Heart-to-Heart talk.”. Swami Satyeswarananda Giri - Hindu. O “Be silent that the Lord who gave you language may speak.” Jahal – Al – Din Rumi -Islam. O “When you pray…you yourself must be silent; let the prayer speak.” Archimandrite Kallistos Ware – Greek Orthodox. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Spiritus Directio: May 2008
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Sunday, May 18, 2008. If the Stones Could Speak. Searching for the Meaning of Stonehenge. National Geographic Contributing Writer. But what in fact do they mean? Despite countless theories offered over centuries, no one knows. Stonehenge is the most famous relic of prehistory in Europe and one of the best known, most contemplated monuments in the world—and we have no clear idea what the people who built it actually used it for. Guided by this model, Parker Pearson sees suggestive associations between D...
