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- the proletarian snobbery of cnnon Aug 12, 2014 in christian theology contemporary affairs Adam AJ Deville Brideshead Revisited Christian history Christian theology CNN Contemporary affairs convent current affairs dim view of riches Evelyn Waugh frugality humility Jesus painful shyness Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis poverty proletarian refrain from judging others riches Roman Catholic Scripture Scripture refuses either to demonize the rich or to romanticize the poor the Catholic Church The Catholic World Report the lavish homes of American archbishops the New Testament the poor the rich the United States Tradition US News vicious virtuous wealth whore house Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Adam AJ DeVille It’s a tricky thing, in the era of Pope Francis, to get the optics of ostentatious poverty just right. CNN recently published a piece, “The lavish homes of American archbishops” that featured a hit parade of houses bel...
- what is civilisation?on Aug 12, 2014 in philosophy a civilized man a social hierarchy agriculture being civilized cities civilization complex state society Crisis Magazine cyber seer domestication expansionism goodness history human culture humanity humans humility is civilization worth defending? Joseph Pearce Love noble savagery objective reality progress reason Rousseau social Darwinists societal dependence society the dark ages the heart of Christ the natural environment the traditional Christian understanding the transcendental trinity of the good and the true and the beautiful true civilization urbanization virtue wikipedia Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Joseph Pearce Is civilization worth defending? Should we aim to conform to it so that we can be considered civilized? Should we aim to bring our children up according to its norms so that they can also be considered civilized? Should we try...
- do sciences and humanities students’ brains differ?on Aug 5, 2014 in science brain structure Brain structures in the sciences and humanities brains Discover Magazine fetal testosterone grey matter higher white matter density Hikaru Takeuchi humanities impersonal systems Japanese neuroscientists medial prefrontal cortex right hippocampus Simon Baron-Cohen structural MRI scan The Anglo-Sinkie Scribbles by Zhou Hongjie voxel-based morphometry Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Neuroskeptic Scholars on both sides of the science-humanities divide have been known to feel that their counterparts just don’t think in the same way. But could it be that their brains are actually different? Yes, it could, say Japanese n...
- the pope and proselytismon Aug 5, 2014 in christian theology "Top 10 Secrets to Happiness" by Pope Francis a healthy evangelism Adam AJ Deville attraction attraction to God Bible catechism Catholics Christ christian Christian theology Dignitatis Humanae God happiness in Christ John Cavadini John the Baptist Pope Francis Pope John Paul II proselytism quietism RCIA Redemptoris Missio religious proselytism Second Vatican Council spread the faith the attractiveness of the Risen Christ The Catholic World Report the Church the classroom the New Evangelization the risen Christ truth United States Conference of Catholic Bishops witness Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Adam AJ Deville As soon as I read Pope Francis’ recently released “Top 10 Secrets to Happiness” I could already imagine the push back from some Catholics when they read his ninth suggestion: We can inspire others through witness so th...
- musical talent and geneson Aug 5, 2014 in science adult identical twins DNA enhance skills equal level of musical ability expertise fraternal twins genes genetics identical twins innate ability LiveScience.com Miriam Mosey Mozart musical abilities musical talent new study practice Psychological Science same genes skill some aspects of musical talent are built into the genes Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Live Science Practice doesn’t always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new study suggests. Researchers compared pairs of identical twins, and found that no matter how hard one twin had practiced up until that p...
- are you a narcissist?on Aug 5, 2014 in personality/temperament science self image a sense of entitlement an exhibitionist streak an inflated sense of self are you a narcissist? blend in with the crowd Brad Bushman classic narcissistic personality egotistical egotists empathy good leaders little empathy for others LiveScience.com millennials narcisissism narcissistic personality disorder narcissists narcissists make good leaders overconfidence people in Western countries PLoS One rate higher on narcissistic traits ruling the world self self esteem the center of attention Western countries Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Live Science Are you a narcissist? Turns out, one question could reveal the tendency to think the world revolves around you. People who have an inflated sense of self will readily admit they are narcissists if they’re asked just one...
- chinese funerals and sex orgieson Jul 31, 2014 in contemporary affairs a false prophet about having orgies and sex alumnus Anglo-Chinese School Barker Road another faith tradition associated Muslims with terrorists Azlan D SpYware certain neighbourhoods Chinese christian Christianity Contemporary affairs Facebooker filed a police report funeral gated communities of Sinophilic elitism halal condoms halal pork having so many wives idiotic comments Islam Jesus Jesus is not divine lazy lecherous making noise at night Malay-Muslim Malay-Muslim Singaporeans malays mocks Christianity naughty netizen no knowledge of Islam non-practitioner Poi Ching police report primary schools racist racist moments Singapore Singaporeans Tao Nan terrorism The Anglo-Sinkie Scribbles by Zhou Hongjie the Prophet Muhammad Today Newspaper Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie BlogA Malay-Muslim Facebooker posted this recently: I tend to view the above remark, in context of Azlan’s other online comments, as more reactionary rather than deliberate malice. This bloke appears to have some resentment aga...
- chinese funerals and sex orgieson Jul 31, 2014 in contemporary affairs a false prophet about having orgies and sex alumnus Anglo-Chinese School Barker Road another faith tradition associated Muslims with terrorists Azlan D SpYware certain neighbourhoods Chinese christian Christianity Contemporary affairs Facebooker filed a police report funeral gated communities of Sinophilic elitism halal condoms halal pork having so many wives idiotic comments Islam Jesus Jesus is not divine lazy lecherous making noise at night Malay-Muslim Malay-Muslim Singaporeans malays mocks Christianity naughty netizen no knowledge of Islam non-practitioner Poi Ching police report primary schools racist racist moments Singapore Singaporeans Tao Nan terrorism The Anglo-Sinkie Scribbles by Zhou Hongjie the Prophet Muhammad Today Newspaper Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie BlogA Malay-Muslim Facebooker posted this recently: I tend to view the above remark, in context of Azlan’s other online comments, as more reactionary rather than deliberate malice. This bloke appears to have some resentment aga...
- coming back homeon Jul 30, 2014 in conversion stories abortion all Protestant denominations are equally right Assemblies of God Assemblies of God minister Baptist church by faith alone Calvinist Campus Crusade for Christ catechism Catholic mass Catholicism cerebral palsy Chaplet of Divine Mercy Christ Christ-centered prayer christian Christianity Churchianity contraception Depression divorce Evangelical Free Church free will Free-Will Baptist Church God Holy Eucharist homosexuality Independent Bible Church infant Baptism Jesus Christ marriage Mass Moody Bible Institute never committed to one particular denomination organized Christianity Paul Ackermann Pope John Paul II Protestant Protestantism Rapture relativism sacramental salvation sola scriptura soul sleep speak in tongues St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Stations of the Cross The Anglo-Sinkie Scribbles by Zhou Hongjie the baptism of the Holy Spirit the Catholic Church The Coming Home Network International The Four Spiritual Laws the Rosary the Sacrament of Confession There cannot be conflicting views of the same truth traditional catholic devotions Trinity Evangelical Divinity School very fundamentalist Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Paul Ackermann I was bored with the Catholic Church! All I did was daydream through Mass and my catechism classes. When I was 10, my parents stopped going to Mass, but my father would still drop off my sister and I at the church. I grew up...
- monasticism, clericalism and the priesthood of all believerson Jul 30, 2014 in christian theology a shared life of prayer Abbot Nicholas Zachariadis Benjamin Mann Christ Christian mysticism Christian prayer Christian theology Christian tradition clergy clericalism Eastern Catholicism Eastern Christian tradition holiness in Jesus' Name intercessory prayer inward prayer Jesus laity lay spirituality liturgical monastic spirituality monasticism ordinary Christian life Prayer priesthood sacramental spiritual discipline St Benedict St. Anthony The Anglo-Sinkie Scribbles by Zhou Hongjie the canonical hours The Catholic World Report the Christian West the ministerial priesthood the monastic tradition the ordained priesthood the priesthood of all believers the priesthood of Christ the universal priesthood union with God Zhou Hongjie Zhou Hongjie Blogby Benjamin Mann & Abbot Nicholas Zachariadis In an unusual, perhaps surprising turn of events, we now have a pope who speaks often and explicitly against clericalism: that is, against the erroneous assumption that the Catholic clergy are...
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