Swimming with ScapularsLoyola Press, 2010 - 288 Seiten Meet Matthew Lickona, a thirty-something wine columnist, sometime cartoonist, avid moviegoer, fan of alternative rock, and wonderfully talented writer. He is also a devoutly religious young man ("I am a Roman Catholic, baptized as an infant and raised in the faith, a faith which holds the exemplary and redemptive suffering of Jesus Christ at its core." ) who fasts during Lent, leads his family in prayer every day, and wears a scapular--a medieval amulet said to protect the wearer from harm. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 92
... father of four who has clung unapologetically to it, will be food for many Catholic souls.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune “As personal faith stories go, Lickona's is a breath of fresh air, thoughtfully written and happily absent of ...
... Father Dave 24 The Poisonous Tentacles of Anti-Abortion Zealots 31 My Dad and the plague 39 Begging the Sun to Dance 46 Et in Arcadia Ego 54 Triddywackers, Tinkerers, and the Roar of the Crowd 62 Lent and Its Discontents 71 Swimming ...
... father, my first teachers in so many things, especially the life of faith and the habit of writing. My wife, Deirdre, for patience and support and a swift kick when I need it. My children, for being constant reminders of mercy and love ...
... Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostle's Creed. It was no great achievement; I had been saying the first two for years, and was good at memorizing. But those thin tips were very adult, and winning carried its usual thrill. In that ...
... father once had to sit me down for several pre- Christmas scoldings, asking me, “If God were sitting right here, what would you tell him you're going to try to do to prepare your heart for Jesus' coming this Christmas?” “It's no use Dad ...
Inhalt
12 | |
31 | |
Begging the Sun to Dance | 46 |
Triddywackers Tinkerers and the Roar of the Crowd | 62 |
Deirdre | 93 |
Do You Need to Be a Paterfamilias? | 106 |
Sex and the Outrageous Principle | 116 |
Why So Many? | 125 |
Alms for a Drink | 165 |
In Which We Go Parish Hopping | 175 |
Hand Holding and Other Distractions | 188 |
The World | 195 |
the Flesh and the Devil | 209 |
Dredging My Soul for Sin | 218 |
The Moviegoer Plus a Trip to the Theater | 225 |
Flannery OConnor and the TwobyFour | 239 |
The Roach and the Woman | 134 |
Not Home Until We Die | 143 |
Boy Meets God | 151 |
The Best Thing in the World | 268 |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic Matthew Lickona Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2007 |