![Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 36](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/desales-470x140.jpg)
CHAPTER XXXVI. Of a Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind. REASON is the special characteristic of man, and yet it is a rare thing to find really reasonable…
![Again really Isaiah 49](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/06/Jesus-Christ-Wallpapers-1-470x140.jpg)
The beginnings one can only watch and see. Father Quinn as mentioned in prior posts has a work up in Door County. A couple…
![Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 14](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/desales-470x140.jpg)
CHAPTER XIV. On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches. “BLESSED are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God;” [97] and if so,…
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1st Sunday of Advent First Reading Jer 33:14-16 [14] Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will perform the good word that I…
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All I can ever receive from God is mercy. I can only receive what He gives in mercy, and all I have left to give…
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I’ve lost my first born son on the feast of St. John, The first of twelve. I think I said more expletives yesterday than I…
![justice](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/6204837462_03b76be8bb-470x140.jpg)
The flesh of God torn asunder; can theological concepts even come close? Can my intellect take it in? Is salvation brought about by a proper…
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Gray day is mine it was expected to shine, the night comes her faded white dress hovers over her clouded shame could this be my…
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Just an observation from a middle aged man, or at least a few months shy of 40. Within our tradition we have something called the…