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Augustine Wetta
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DIGGING YOUR SELF-ABASEMENT, PART II
Praised be Jesus Christ…Now and Forever
In my last homily, I outlined for you the first six steps of the Ladder of Pride as preached by Saint Bernard. As promised, I’ve outlined the last six steps, and I’ll read them to you now. Again, they sound strangely familiar—as though Saint Bernard had written them for me. And what's more, it’s not a real Christmassy theme, but I’ll try to make it up
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The Eighth Arrow: Odysseus in the Underworld, A Novel
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Ora et pokora
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Saving Grace
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Skrivena stranica wrote: "I believe there is a lot of you here who like fantasy fiction. I ask of you if you can think of fantasy books that you would
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FOUND A ROUGH DRAFT: Several years ago, while studying Milton at Oxford, I decided to hike out to Philip Pullman’s house and ask him to sign my book.
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I love Philip Pullman's "Golden Compass" (though the theology could use some tweeking)...but by the time he gets to the third book in the trilogy, the
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Emmy wrote: "I think it's funny, too, that Odysseus, who is known for spinning a yarn (and who Dante places in hell for telling lies) admits at the st
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“When you meet a wise person, listen to him and you will learn wisdom; when you meet a foolish person, listen to him and you will learn patience; when you are alone, listen to God, and you will learn everything else.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“Unfortunately, when you insist on doing everything your way, what usually happens is that you repeat someone else’s mistakes.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“When it comes to the bigger life decisions, we must have the wisdom to choose joy, no matter how fun the alternative.”
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“My point is that humility should never be confused with mediocrity. Perfect holiness is the purpose for which we were created, so we can't allow ourselves to be comfortable with the status quo. The minimum is not enough.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“You can’t have self-esteem without self-respect. And because you are made in the image and like- ness of God (Gen 1:27), that means you begin by respecting God.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“Someone with genuine self-esteem understands that self-fulfillment is not about self-satisfaction.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“Unfortunately, when you insist on doing everything your way, what usually happens is that you repeat someone else’s mistakes.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, so whether you feel like it or not, you have in fact forgiven your enemies the moment you ask God for the strength to do so.”
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
― Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
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