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The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine by Gertrud von le Fort

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For his redemption, man has nothing to contribute to God other than the readiness of unconditional surrender. The passive acceptance inherent in woman, which ancient philosophy regarded as purely negative, appears in the Christian order of ...more

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“And yet, the real and deepest danger to woman did not lie along this line of refusal, but in the opposite direction. The veil is not only the symbol of the bride of man, but also of the Bride of Christ.”
― Gertrud von le Fort, The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine

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“Let My priests set the example and the faithful will follow it. Do not the sheep follow the shepherd? Where are the green pastures prophesied by the psalmist king, if not in My Eucharistic presence?2”
― Anonymous, In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart--The Journal of a Priest at Prayer

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“I did not speak to you directly, but I spoke to you through My word, enlightening your heart as you read it, listening to Me. This is the way I would have you read the Scriptures always. Read what is written but incline the ear of your heart to My voice, which speaks to souls inwardly and gives light and understanding to those who seek it.”
― Anonymous, In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart--The Journal of a Priest at Prayer

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“For a long time I used to think this is a silly, straw-splitting distinction: how could you hate what a man did and not hate the man? But years later it occurred to me that there was one man to whom I had been doing this all my life—namely myself.”9”
― Ulrich L. Lehner, God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For

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“Either religious values are the highest—because they are experienced in God, the source of all goodness, beauty, and truth—or they are superfluous projections of our subconscious.9 If we insist on the independent sphere of religion and of the values of the Holy, not by invoking Bible verses but by invoking reason, we can save our belief from being abused. Then society will take us more seriously, because we are not claiming to be the icing on the cake but rather people with a message that will transform the world.”
― Ulrich L. Lehner, God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For

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