wonderful thoughts from the Pope, intellectually coherent and practically relevant and doable IMO
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: Eating and Drinking
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Lesson 10: Early Christian Meals
Read MORE: Lesson 10: Early Christian MealsIn the last lesson, I suggested conversing over fine food and drink might be the best way to promote friendship in our day. In this one, I’d like to support the thought by showing how important this is for Christianity.…
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Lesson 9: Promoting Friendship
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Promoting FriendshipSo how can we promote the important elements of traditional friendship? We obviously cannot force people to enlarge their circle of friends by preaching at them. Robert Putnam, famous for his book Bowling Alone, felt the answer was to develop…
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Lesson 7: Way to Wisdom and God
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Way to Wisdom and GodIf asked to define friendship, most people say something about sharing. Few would include anything about friendship being a way to knowledge. We think of friends working or playing together, but seldom sharing ideas in order to educate themselves. Yet,…
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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…