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Brian Allain
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Gluttony
From “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human” by Guy Leschziner
And the truth is that ‘gluttony’ is not a moral act, a failing of our ‘souls’. Our appetite is a consequence of our genes, our guts, and those functions in our brains that control our hunger and mediate the reward of food.
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“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”
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“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
“Go where your best prayers take you.”
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“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.”
― Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation – Intimate Reflections on Faith, Seminary, Ministry, and Writing
― Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation – Intimate Reflections on Faith, Seminary, Ministry, and Writing