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. |
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... asking for deliverance, not asking the baby to be born sooner than later. He is asking for acceptance—easy for him to ask. What kind of coldhearted man is this? What kind of cold- hearted God is receiving his prayers? What kind of ...
... 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. I'm just always getting into trouble. I'm going to have to run away ...
... asked to reject the glamour of sin when we renew our baptismal vows.) I swallowed a lot of dirty water, and by the end of high school, I was ready to inhabit some purer medium. So when I started telling people during my senior year that ...
... asked me how the game went, I replied rather coolly, “Too much hugging and kissing.” “Kissing? What kind of kissing—you mean, on the lips?” “Yes.” “How many times?” “Fifteen to twenty.” My father immediately went into his study and ...
... . Always, I am asked, “Where did you read that?” “What were his exact words?” Superstition and confusion are anathema; my father's work as a psychologist and educator is good, in part, because he is so careful 40 FORMATION.
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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 |
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Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic Matthew Lickona Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2007 |