February 2012
10 posts
“Social anthropologists often describe many human relationships like a contract – we give our love to a person and at the same time we subconsciously place all kinds of expectations on that person which we want them to fulfill. And then when the other person fails to sufficiently satisfy our demands (which will definitely happen from time to time – we’re all imperfect) we feel let down and...
“How do we evaluate a person’s character? How do we get past image and reputation to catch a glimpse of who a person really is?
As we evaluate someone’s character (including our own), we need to carefully observe three areas - how the individual relates to God, the way he or she treats others, and the way this person disciplines his or her personal life. These areas are like...
Shmily by Laura Jeanne Allen
“My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged...
esse quam videri: Love Bade Me Welcome →
onairisa:
Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eye’d Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lack’d anything.
A guest, I answer’d, worthy to be here: Love said, You shall be he. I the unkind, ungrateful?…
Let My Life SPEAK: Called to Solitude. →
pamdaham:
“Prayer itself, born in Catholic families, nurtured by programs of Christian formation, strengthened by the grace of the sacraments, is the first means by which we come to know the Lord’s will for our lives. To the extent that we teach young people to pray, and to pray well, we will be cooperating…
