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 71
... didn't understand how it “worked.” Surely an article of clothing could not guarantee salvation? The promise sounded almost dangerous, a temptation to presume upon God's mercy. But then, I supposed, if you were not one of the elect, then ...
... didn't feel all that short to Deirdre. My wife has delivered all four of our children without medication. She does this for a number of reasons, not least of which is her belief in St. Paul's claim that “in my flesh I complete what is ...
... didn't attend St. Mary's parochial school. There, at seven, I won the big set of thin-tipped markers for being the first in my class to memorize and recite the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostle's Creed. It was no great ...
... didn't start there. A BETTER POSSIBILITY would be sixth-grade CCD. In sixth grade, our teacher was Phil Evangelista. He was not like other men. In our staid, largely Irish parish, he was a spirited, thick-trunked Italian, somehow in our ...
... didn't understand him. Looking back, I think he was telling us that something was wrong and that we needed to pay attention if we were to figure out what it was. Then maybe we would understand his talk about Jesus. He was a signalman. I ...
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 |