#9 Thanks, Joe. I understand you better now.
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However, I don't believe the ego is a 'construct', because it precedes all intellectuality. It is our little self's abhorrence of its own littleness,
John @3
When Jesus said “When two or more are gathered in My Name I am in the midst of them” was He offering an instance of “real presence”?
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True, Leo XII made Damian a Doctor of the Church (I guess they had to have someone from the dark ages), but his papal buddy Gregory VII -- an extremist himself -- thought Damian with his flagellations
Sean, I am too steeped in Buddhist ideas of non-self to use words like "true self" easily. The great psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan uses Buddhism to unmask the Ego as an imaginary construct, focus of att
Some might claim that the Eucharist was originally just a love-feast or "agape" in which the participants shared an ordinary bread and cup in memory of Jesus. Catholic theology today differentiates be
Richard's question remains unanswered. I think he has raised a question that nobody who contributes to this site is capable of answering except reopeating some technical stuff they don't really unders
#4 Joe O'Leary: " ...there is a bit too much about the true self."
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That surprised me, Joe. What is careerism in the church but promotion of the false self - the persona we suppose will impress th
Lloyd @2
Yes Lloyd it is a beautiful article.
I have often wondered why this type of sponsorship has not grown more rapidly.
Princess Anne England was the patron of a Charity over forty years ago tha
Well said, Con Devree. Another point to bear in mind is that being a "priest" often involves a nagging sense of guilt, given the multiple demands, both reasonable and unreasonable, coming from ancient
The underlying message in this article is that priests, like everyone else benefit from acts of self discernment. Irrespective of state in life, self development is very desirable.
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However priests
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March 31 2014#9 Thanks, Joe. I understand you better now. . However, I don't believe the ego is a 'construct', because it precedes all intellectuality. It is our little self's abhorrence of its own littleness,
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March 25 2014True, Leo XII made Damian a Doctor of the Church (I guess they had to have someone from the dark ages), but his papal buddy Gregory VII -- an extremist himself -- thought Damian with his flagellations
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March 31 2014Sean, I am too steeped in Buddhist ideas of non-self to use words like "true self" easily. The great psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan uses Buddhism to unmask the Ego as an imaginary construct, focus of att
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March 28 2014Some might claim that the Eucharist was originally just a love-feast or "agape" in which the participants shared an ordinary bread and cup in memory of Jesus. Catholic theology today differentiates be
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March 26 2014Lloyd @2 Yes Lloyd it is a beautiful article. I have often wondered why this type of sponsorship has not grown more rapidly. Princess Anne England was the patron of a Charity over forty years ago tha
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March 31 2014Well said, Con Devree. Another point to bear in mind is that being a "priest" often involves a nagging sense of guilt, given the multiple demands, both reasonable and unreasonable, coming from ancient
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March 31 2014The underlying message in this article is that priests, like everyone else benefit from acts of self discernment. Irrespective of state in life, self development is very desirable. - However priests
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