Sign in with Facebook
238 books
—
198 voters
to-read
(3320)
currently-reading (3)
read (1641)
fantasy (201)
children-and-ya (163)
christian-living (140)
novels (129)
graphic-novels-comics (126)
biography-autobiography (114)
nonfiction (92)
sci-fi (88)
medieval-history (66)
currently-reading (3)
read (1641)
fantasy (201)
children-and-ya (163)
christian-living (140)
novels (129)
graphic-novels-comics (126)
biography-autobiography (114)
nonfiction (92)
sci-fi (88)
medieval-history (66)
philosophy
(64)
read-aloud (64)
mystery-espionage (63)
modern-history (62)
greece-and-rome-history (58)
the-south (55)
counseling-psychology (50)
myths-legends-and-fairy-tales (50)
culture (46)
poetry (45)
bible-ot (43)
historical-fiction-medieval (37)
read-aloud (64)
mystery-espionage (63)
modern-history (62)
greece-and-rome-history (58)
the-south (55)
counseling-psychology (50)
myths-legends-and-fairy-tales (50)
culture (46)
poetry (45)
bible-ot (43)
historical-fiction-medieval (37)
“When the pressure is on, you don’t rise to the occasion—you fall to your highest level of preparation.”
―
―
“Cowards live for the sake of living, but for heroes, life is a weapon, a thing to be spent, a gift to be given to the weak and the lost and the weary, even to the foolish and the cowardly.”
― Empire of Bones
― Empire of Bones
“But as a matter of fact, another part of my trade, too, made me sure you weren't a priest."
"What?" asked the thief, almost gaping.
"You attacked reason," said Father Brown. "It's bad theology.”
―
"What?" asked the thief, almost gaping.
"You attacked reason," said Father Brown. "It's bad theology.”
―
“The expression 'to lose one's faith', as one might a purse or a ring of keys, has always seemed to me rather foolish. It must be one of those sayings of bourgeois piety, a legacy of those wretched priests of the eighteenth century who talked so much.
Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it. That is why old-fashioned confessors are not far wrong in showing a certain amount of scepticism when dealing with 'intellectual crises', doubtless far more rare than people imagine. An educated man may come by degrees to tuck away his faith in some back corner of his brain, where he can find it again on reflection, by an effort of memory: yet even if he feels a tender regret for what no longer exists and might have been, the term 'faith' would nevertheless be inapplicable to such an abstraction, no more like real faith, to use a very well-worn simile, than the constellation of Cygne is like a swan.”
― The Diary of a Country Priest
Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it. That is why old-fashioned confessors are not far wrong in showing a certain amount of scepticism when dealing with 'intellectual crises', doubtless far more rare than people imagine. An educated man may come by degrees to tuck away his faith in some back corner of his brain, where he can find it again on reflection, by an effort of memory: yet even if he feels a tender regret for what no longer exists and might have been, the term 'faith' would nevertheless be inapplicable to such an abstraction, no more like real faith, to use a very well-worn simile, than the constellation of Cygne is like a swan.”
― The Diary of a Country Priest
“God doesn’t rescue perfect people. He wants people with problems. People with nothing to fix have nothing to say to God. Those who are poor in spirit, those who are in mourning, those who are meek—those are blessed (Matt. 5:3â€�5) because they can be filled, can be comforted, can be helped. He never said, “Blessed are those who have their act together.â€� If nothing is broken, nothing can be fixed. We are drawn to this gospel message because we have problems. And after joining a church, we spend our next forty years trying to hide our problems. Having no problems is a problem. The self-righteous attitude of thinking we have no problems is what birthed Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1940s. People found that in A.A. meetings they could still have struggles; they could still be needy. In fact, they had to confess their shortcomings at every meeting. The church today is making great strides in embracing this biblical attitude. The church should be a place where it’s safe to be unfinished, incomplete, and needy.”
― 12 "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy
― 12 "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy
Anglo Saxon Period History and Literature
— 84 members
— last activity Oct 25, 2017 02:10AM
A group for people interested in the Anglo Saxon period.
Middle English Literature
— 50 members
— last activity Jan 09, 2018 12:30PM
Collection of anything that has been written in Middle English. Romances, hagiography, doctrines, scientific work. A forum to recommend books to likem ...more
Medieval German Literature
— 20 members
— last activity Oct 02, 2012 04:50AM
For those interested in Old and Middle High German literature.
VSAGA
— 35 members
— last activity Feb 24, 2018 08:02AM
Greetings, salutations, and felicitations! Welcome to VSAGA! VSAGA stands for Veritas Scholars Academy Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Association. This Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Group ...more
BookEnds Nook
— 25 members
— last activity Jun 30, 2018 08:12AM
Greetings and Felicitations! Welcome to BookEnds Nook! This group is for anyone who wants to follow a specific reading plan or discuss various intrig ...more
Rick’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Rick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,127 books
|
675 friends
2,704 books
|
44 friends
990 books
|
292 friends
991 books
|
94 friends
244 books
|
2,168 friends
314 books
|
29 friends
6,727 books
|
254 friends
458 books
|
89 friends
More friends�
Polls voted on by Rick
Lists liked by Rick
