Life and HolinessGuide to basic principles of Roman Catholic spirituality for lay and religious, by the Trappist author. |
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Page 56
... humility , and service , not a spirit of violence in defense of absolutism and power . Hence , though there are real abuses always present in any institu- tion , even in the Church , they must be faced with honesty , humility , and love ...
... humility , and service , not a spirit of violence in defense of absolutism and power . Hence , though there are real abuses always present in any institu- tion , even in the Church , they must be faced with honesty , humility , and love ...
Page 61
... humility . There is no hope in a spiritual ideal tainted with a Manichaean hatred of the body and of material things . An angelism which is nothing but a refinement of infantile self- love cannot lead either to spiritual liberty or to ...
... humility . There is no hope in a spiritual ideal tainted with a Manichaean hatred of the body and of material things . An angelism which is nothing but a refinement of infantile self- love cannot lead either to spiritual liberty or to ...
Page 86
... humility and love . The spirit speaks to us from a deep inner sanctuary of the soul which is inaccessible to the flesh . For the " flesh " is our external self , our false self . The " spirit " is our real self , our inmost being united ...
... humility and love . The spirit speaks to us from a deep inner sanctuary of the soul which is inaccessible to the flesh . For the " flesh " is our external self , our false self . The " spirit " is our real self , our inmost being united ...
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