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A Resource for Ministry. divine . A natural object may be used in contemplation , if you use it as a focus for attention , as you rest in the presence of the Creator . Other points of focus : Touch - Holding a natural object , a rosary ...
A Resource for Ministry. divine . A natural object may be used in contemplation , if you use it as a focus for attention , as you rest in the presence of the Creator . Other points of focus : Touch - Holding a natural object , a rosary ...
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... natural curiosity and receptiveness to learning . Goethe called this quality the " suspension of disbelief . " Being able to pretend and use one's imagina- tion are qualities that often disappear as one assumes adult roles and ...
... natural curiosity and receptiveness to learning . Goethe called this quality the " suspension of disbelief . " Being able to pretend and use one's imagina- tion are qualities that often disappear as one assumes adult roles and ...
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... natural cycle of all living creatures . Christians can learn a corrective lesson from naturalists on this point . Christianity has so stressed the tragic dimension of death as a consequence of sin that it often loses sight of the natural ...
... natural cycle of all living creatures . Christians can learn a corrective lesson from naturalists on this point . Christianity has so stressed the tragic dimension of death as a consequence of sin that it often loses sight of the natural ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
Copyright | |
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