THE INTERNET MONK SATURDAY BRUNCH ”It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” It is the first weekend of summer, and what fun I’m having here in . . . rainy Indiana. Groan! Oh,Continue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: June 24, 2017”
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Fridays with Damaris: Another Look – The Myth of Autonomy
The Myth of Autonomy By Damaris Zehner Americans take for granted, even idealize, the ideal of personal autonomy. Many Americans believe that autonomy is achievable and that it’s the most honorable lifestyle there is. They believe that people are autonomous individuals. Even if I’m not as autonomous as I should be, because I lack courageContinue reading “Fridays with Damaris: Another Look – The Myth of Autonomy”
Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 7, Chapter 14: Does God Guide and Direct Us?
Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 7, Chapter 14: Does God Guide and Direct Us? We continue the series on the book, Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods: A Conversation on Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience. Today Part 8, Chapter 14: Does God Guide and Direct Us? Jeeves studentContinue reading “Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 7, Chapter 14: Does God Guide and Direct Us?”
Ordinary Time Bible Study: Philippians – Friends in the Gospel (1)
Ordinary Time Bible Study Philippians: Friends in the Gospel Study One Ask any number of people to name their favorite Pauline letter, and the majority will say Philippians. For good reason. Whereas we meet an erudite Paul in Romans, a bombastic Paul in Galatians, a sometimes caustic Paul in 2 Corinthians and a sometimes bafflingContinue reading “Ordinary Time Bible Study: Philippians – Friends in the Gospel (1)”
Merton: “Every other man is a piece of myself”
It is therefore of supreme importance that we consent to live not for ourselves but for others. When we do this we will be able first of all to face and accept our own limitations. As long as we secretly adore ourselves, our own deficiencies will remain to torture us with an apparent defilement. ButContinue reading “Merton: “Every other man is a piece of myself””
Fr. Stephen Freeman: Saving My Neighbor — Just How Connected Are We?
Saving My Neighbor — Just How Connected Are We? By Father Stephen Freeman If you are in the “helping professions,” confronting problems in people’s lives, it doesn’t take long to realize that no one is purely and simply an individual. The problems we suffer may occasionally appear to be “of our own making,” but thatContinue reading “Fr. Stephen Freeman: Saving My Neighbor — Just How Connected Are We?”
1st Sunday after Trinity: Cantata & Pic of the Week
(Click on picture for larger image) About Today’s Picture This statue of an African-American woman and her child, is part of the Black Brigade Monument in Smale Park on the riverfront in Cincinnati. It honors the courageous and city-saving contributions of a group of African-Americans who defended Cincinnati from Confederate forces in 1862. Here is a marvelousContinue reading “1st Sunday after Trinity: Cantata & Pic of the Week”
The IM Saturday Brunch: 6/17/2017 — Grill Daddy Edition
THE INTERNET MONK SATURDAY BRUNCH ”It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” GRILL DADDY WANTED Good morning. I’m Steve Inskeep. Some men are searching for a dad. They’re in their 20s, liveContinue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: 6/17/2017 — Grill Daddy Edition”
Fridays with Damaris: Another Look – Integrity of Life
Integrity of Life by Damaris Zehner For, with the old order destroyed, a universe cast down is renewed, and integrity of life is restored to us in Christ. Prayer offered during Mass: May 3, 2015 • • • The phrase “integrity of life” reached out and grabbed me when I heard it a few monthsContinue reading “Fridays with Damaris: Another Look – Integrity of Life”
Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 6
Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 7 We continue the series on the book, Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods: A Conversation on Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience . Today, Part 7: Chapter 9: What Makes Us Human? The Development of Evolutionary Psychology Chapter 10: Are Humans Different? What AboutContinue reading “Minds, Brains, Souls, and Gods: A Conversation of Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience – Part 6”
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