wonderful thoughts from the Pope, intellectually coherent and practically relevant and doable IMO
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: Compassion as Healing
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Lesson 7: Compassion for the Religiously Abused
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Compassion for the Religiously AbusedEarly on I realized some people thought I could do no wrong because I was ordained. Of course, others disrespected me for the same reason. Still, I realized I could manipulate this first group if I wanted to. Three of…
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Lesson 6: Compassion for the Economically Oppressed
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Compassion for the Economically OppressedIt was time to start applying the study to our situation, so I tried to imagine what would move Jesus to compassion in our time. After the obvious needs of the sick, injured, and grieving, those neglected and hurt by…
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Lesson 5: Forgiveness
Read MORE: Lesson 5: ForgivenessI am still amazed by what I learn when writing these studies. It’s hard to believe how much I missed in 86 years! For instance, last week, while pondering the Buddhist image of compassion as longing for oneness, it became…
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Lesson 4: Longing for Oneness
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Longing for OnenessBarbara inspired me to read John Phillip Newell, who writes about the need to reconnect with compassion in Rebirthing God, Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings. He echoes many of my friend’s concerns that we have a fossilized church that talks…
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I absolutely love these ideas, especially paying attention to beauty and reducing your needs.
Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…