I do recall that in Lewis - but I don't think Augustine speaks of lust in the same manner; it really seems to me he is speaking more in the realm of the power...
... absurd ... sat ... Ah, but some people DO stare at food without eating it. Ever noticed the covers of home magazines in the supermarket? They always have...
Hey, I'm re-reading Augustine's confessions right now for a discussion group I'm in. It's even more enjoyable the second time through. The Gerard Manley...
Well, I just learned how truly contemptable college professors can be........... I registered for courses today, for both the fall and the summer. One of the...
A happier man than he's often given credit for. Lighter-hearted, I mean. He speaks smilingly. It comes off in interviews & in his prose. His opposite...
Indeed, the one interview/book I read conveys that. He comes across as a man who loves life, loves people and loves being a priest. As with many of those...
Has anyone heard, heard of, or read a Dr. Tom Hibbs from Boston College? He is recommended by my theology professor, who calls him an expert on popular...
... expert ... on ... Hibbs sometimes reviews movies for National Review Online and has written a book called Shows About Nothing; the book is subtitled ...
For those of you who aren’t apprised of; let me enlighten you again; that I run a poetry group at http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/nikhilparekhspoems . This...
This is a small, "close" enough group that I think I can ask a prayer request for something rather personal. . . . My boyfriend and I have begun having...
I may have shared this prayer with the group before..... "God, I offer myself to thee, to build with me and to do with me as thou wilt. Relieve me of the...
Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't been around more lately. It's been a busy and stressful time for reasons too personal and/or boring to get into. Anyway, with the...
I will be sure to add you to my prayers Mousy. If I may suggest, try my denomination the Epiiscopal Church. It's greatest strength is the flip side of it's...
You certainly have my prayers. Is he from the "mainline" Presbyterian church (PCUSA, methinks), or one of the Westminster Confession branches (such as PCA)? ...
Boy, that must take a lot of work to keep that updated, with all of the links and all. As for your views........DIE HERETIC.......just kidding (Emo Phillips...
I'm not sure about introducing a topic......what do you think? Over the past week or so I've been doing some reading for a paper due after Easter. The subject...
I'm currently attempting to work my way through Newman's _Idea of a University_, myself. If you've read Lewis's _Abolition of Man_ (or, for that matter, ...
... Or, just be Catholic......... Through Mary Immaculate, Maria Therese Gianna "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found...
... No, he's not mainline (he doesn't like that there are mainline Presbyterians who don't believe in the Resurrection, and I can hardly blame him for that;...
... effects ... I agree. I've believe that the diabolic agenda is one of not just destroying and enslaving our souls, but of diminishing our humanity as much...
... a ... That's the only work of Newman's that I've begun and not finished. Maybe I'll read that one next. Education critics are really nothing new....
Education is such an important topic. With children in public school, I see many of the deficiencies in our system. They try to force parents to buy into...
Agreed. I am not bashing other denoms. but, this is a Catholic List, and well, that is what I came here for........ ... Through Mary Immaculate, Maria Therese...
... Sometimes, yeah. I really ought to learn to use Moveable Type or some other weblogging software, but I'm always too broke and/or lazy, so I keep typing in...
Not to worry. The group strays here and there, but generally comes back to literature and Catholic ideas (with the occasional discussion of Yard Gnomes) - and...
Yes, I've read both, along with Chesterton's 'What's Wrong With The World' - and this is very much in line with what they were saying. Specifically, some of...
... <couple_colour@y...> wrote: Good to see you got that web page up. I'm on a borrowed computer up here so I haven't had time to check out your blog yet. I...
Don't give up. A marriage between people of two different denominations can be a great blessing for them and their families. I should know, as I am the product...
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