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Oh, may the spirit of evil not tempt you, as it has tempted me, to give up prayer out of false humility! Instead, let’s believe the words of the One who told us that if we sincerely regret our mistakes and return our full attention to God, he will meet us with the fullness of his friendship and grant us again the blessings he gave us before…

Trying this one. Thinking it can become part of our little Morning Time, maybe…

Staying up far past midnight with Tom!

As a 90s evangelically raised kid, the mention of the Carpathian Mountains reminds me of Left Behind and Nicolae Carpathia (AKA The Anti-Christ). Apparently he is Romanian…And I’m beginning to wonder if Tim LaHaye had Dracula in mind when he created the character. He must have… Anyway, I don’t care to revisit those books or the movie. I don’t think it was good literature or film haha.

Keeping my mom-brain s little more active as I read this alongside the Literary Life Podcast. Also it’s kind of funny to read this book by night while nursing.

Baby is about to have a growth spurt, so I have frequent bouts of sitting with time to read.

I remain so moved by the principles of Catholic social doctrine and working out of the role of the Church in society as laid out in the Catholic church teaching. Everything is brought together so beautifully. It makes me want to add it to my list of DIY “Master Degree” personal studies—it’s not only intellectually satisfying but also stirs up those passions for Justice within me.

Well I gave birth before finishing this book. And it was via emergency c-section. As much as you can try to prepare for the ideal, real life sometimes requires making compromises for the greater good. I spent so much time trying to prepare to surrender to contractions—I did not anticipate having to surrender to the process in other ways, although I did acknowledge I couldn’t control nor know how it would go.

“Self-control is not needed because the body is evil—the truth is just the opposite. The body should be controlled with honor because it is worthy of honor. This is perhaps the most important theme in Paul’s doctrine of purity.”