Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELMundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Yet the abyss is not not infinite; its bottom may suddenly be discovered within the confines of a human heart or under the debris of might doubts.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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