Swimming with ScapularsLoyola Press, 2010 - 288 страници 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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... 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.” “You mean . . . in trouble with Mom and me?” “Yes. I'm ...
... removed, he had no feeling in any of what remained. To demonstrate, he would smash his fingers against the tabletop, backhanding those big knuckles into the wood with alarming force. WHy DID HE DO THAT? Why did he tell us 10 FORMATION.
... tell us, something terribly important connected to his maimed and senseless hand. His talk was full of disappointment and dismay at the state of the world. When he contrasted the old days—days when Sunday reception of communion required ...
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The Poisonous Tentacles of AntiAbortion Zealots | 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 |