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... ment prophets inveighed against it in their day , John Wesley and Elizabeth Fry in theirs . We have heard Dor- othy Day , Thomas Merton , Martin Luther King , Jr. , Dietrich Bonhoeffer . These men and women , and many others , would ...
... ment prophets inveighed against it in their day , John Wesley and Elizabeth Fry in theirs . We have heard Dor- othy Day , Thomas Merton , Martin Luther King , Jr. , Dietrich Bonhoeffer . These men and women , and many others , would ...
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... ment to remind that person that every member of the body of Christ by virtue of Holy Baptism is drawn into the company of the Spirit , the church , and that every member therein is endowed with charisms , gifts of grace , and ...
... ment to remind that person that every member of the body of Christ by virtue of Holy Baptism is drawn into the company of the Spirit , the church , and that every member therein is endowed with charisms , gifts of grace , and ...
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... ment from God . They may also feel guilty for having to abandon their responsibilities toward family and friends . Feelings of shame further aggravate the emo- tional response to one's own dying . We may be ashamed of our physical ...
... ment from God . They may also feel guilty for having to abandon their responsibilities toward family and friends . Feelings of shame further aggravate the emo- tional response to one's own dying . We may be ashamed of our physical ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
Copyright | |
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