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I decided to do a little review of things that changed my life. Some for the better, and some that were a mixed blessing. One of the earliest really big moments in my life was falling in love for the first time. Really falling in love, not just some "hey...
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Today's pile-up in the final corner of the Tour de France stage pales in significance against what happened in London today. My thoughts are with the families who lost people - will this madness never stop? The easy answer would be to strike back...
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I recently read the next chapter of 7 Habits, describing the Second Habit: Begin with the end in mind. Powerful stuff, I got to admit. After reading the first habit I thought "well, mastering the art of thinking between impulse and reaction will...
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I started reading Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People last weekend. I stopped after the first habit, because I want to make a habit out of this habit before I go on with the second habit. Maybe this is just a play about words,...
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I read part of the critical analysis which I mentioned in a previous blog entry. The interesting part is that while I shoot down Dominus Iesus because I deem it too conservative, Donald J. Sandor basically shoots down the text because it is not conservative...
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Dominus Iesus (as I understand it) conveys three lines of thought: It states that the Catholic Church wants to be open and respectful towards other religions It establishes what constitues (in Ratzinger's opinion) Catholic faith The revelations, workings...
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One of the things that were mentioned time and again on CNN during the days leading to the election of the new Pope, was that Cardinal Ratzinger had written a document called "Dominus Iesus" ("The Lord Jesus") in which he allegedly...
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The Roman Catholic Church has a new Pope, and I am not happy. I counted myself among the "Anybody but Ratzinger" crowd. Ratzinger has been very conservative during his tenure as Dean of the Cardinals, and I don't agree with that stance....
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I guess most people know by now that Karl Wojtyla, better known as Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 2nd, 2005. There's a couple of things I need to get off my chest about this: Many people talk about a...
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Every human being has one fundamental Right, and one fundamental Duty: Every human being has the Right to make their own decisions about what to say or not to say, to do or not to do. Every human being has the Duty to live with the consequences of their...
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For a refreshing, cynical view on religions and holy writings, be sure to check out Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Small Gods (ISBN 0552138908). Previous knowledge of the Discworld series is not required, since the book's chronological place...
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"Let's get Metaphysical" is the title of an instrumental piece on David Gilmour's solo record About Face . I like instrumental music, so I play this piece every now and then. Makes a good name for a blog category, I'd say.
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