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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... Catholicism as though it were true, scapulars included." RICHARD JOHN NEUHAUS, FirstThings swimming with scapulars TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG CATHOLIC J Spiritual Memoir $12.95 U.S. HE PLAYS ALTERNATIVE ROCK. HE DRAWS. Front Cover.
... spiritual coming-of-age story reveals him to be a prodigiously talented writer who embraces much of modern culture yet finds consuming joy in celebrating "the ancient treasures of the faith." "Readers will find themselves captivated by ...
... spiritual life seriously, this book will reveal a fascinating group of people. . . . As someone who knows many people like this, I am encouraged that the church is beginning to regain its identity at the grass roots.” —Benedict J ...
... spiritual life more seriously than I had just a few years before. Already, I had begun poking around amid the more ancient treasures of the faith, full of wonder (if not perfect understanding) at what I beheld. Already, I had become one ...
... spiritual awakening—I don't think I went to confession during those years—neither was it a corrupting wallow in the irreligious muck. I was no champion of purity, but I muddled through without breaking my resolution: I fell in love, but ...
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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 |
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Swimming with Scapulars: True Confessions of a Young Catholic Matthew Lickona Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2007 |