As we listened to the Pope, I would turn to my daughter and occasionally ask her if she was getti... Most of the time she was, but sometimes, either because of the accent or because there was just a... So I tried, and as we listen to Benedict?s call to come to Christ and let ourselves be loved and ... Because even though it sometimes seems to me that she is growing up in the worst of times, times ... There?s meat here. There?s a real understanding and acceptance of the obstacles and the reality of life. I feel like... ?What? he said, ?is God whispering to you?? Well, is it possible that instead of penance, the coverage of a papal visit is because it?s inter... The knee-jerk response is that we Western Rationalists have evolved beyond having central authori... As Amy said, ?when you read stories of conversion ? of Paul, of Augustine, of Thomas Merton, of D... You read of people convinced that they?ve been set free.? That?s the storyline which the coverage is puzzled by, but is fairly candidly covering. Plus, you have evangelical Protestants like me and Mike Huckabee expressing admiration and inspir... No penance is required to explain the phenomenon. A Surge of the Heart During the Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium yesterday, I experienced two brief moments that I hope I ... Or, as Psalm 137 says, "Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I should forget you!" April 20 A Few Good Men and Women My face was still burning from the long, sunny afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and the Pope wasn't e... April 20 |
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