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This is the pastoral posture we are exhorted to in 1 Peter 5:3: “not domineering.” There are lots of ways pastors become domineering over those in their charge, but the first step is usually to remove oneself more and more from them. When the local church body stops being “the flock of God that is among you,” it becomes much easier to treat them as
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
we pray with a generous heart to find God in all things, to love and serve God and others in concrete ways and with great enthusiasm.
Kevin O'Brien • The Ignatian Adventure: Experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in Daily Life
She lived in the midst of God’s most treasured souls: the poor, the disregarded, and the humiliated. She had made her schoolhouse into a humble kingdom of acceptance,
Kevin Wells • Priest and Beggar: The Heroic Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz
FOUR men are called the Doctors of the Western Church: Saint Ambrose, Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine, and Pope Gregory the Great.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Obedience and subjection