Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern Word-Gaudium et Spes

1. The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their hearts.

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DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH

1. Christ is the Light of nations. Because this is so, this Sacred Synod gathered together in the Holy Spirit eagerly desires, by proclaiming the Gospel to every creature,(1) to bring the light of Christ to all men, a light brightly visible on the countenance of the Church.

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What Motivates Excessive Sexual Promiscuity?

Promiscuity is, as you suggest, a culturally determined concept, but is formally defined, according to Webster, as including not only frequent but “indiscriminate” sexual behavior. Preference for frequent sexual contacts is not necessarily the same as being sexually indiscriminating.

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Happenings

10.7.14

The free availability of information in this day & age in no way threatens the role of the teacher/professor/guide! People still need someone to help them process, structure & clarify the enormous data in any particular field, & monitor/evaluate their progress in learning…

Only the witness of an alternative community has the demonstrative power to break the spell that binds the masses!

14.7.14

When something is left undone in the previous day, should I try to make it up in the next one, or should I just forget it and live fully in the present?

10.7.14
– Upend
– Plan annual seminar
– I think “Spiritual Theology”, “Fundamental Theology”, “Personal Theology” & “Public Theology” would be essential subjects in a Christian Studies course…
– Limit one-to-one meetings to 1 per week.
– Theological education for all!
– “Dear joe, please forgive me for leaving you alone and breaking fellowship with you in christ and coming here… Sorry…”
“Hey……! Hmmm… it’s ok. Why are you saying this now??”

11.7.14
– Is it ok to love sleep?
If so, what about laziness?

12.7.14
– Movies: Ip Man
Was he real??
– Is it appropriate for a charitable organization to have their meetings in luxury hotels?

13.7.14
– Manga
Anime
– xoxo
– GIF
– Cosplay
– Cowgirl

14.7.14
– Extreme extremes as well as extreme moderation must be avoided. Just as work during the weekdays is limited, so should indulgence during the weekends!
– Movies:
Kill Bill 1&2

15.7.14
– Going cold turkey
– Web 2.0

16.7.14
– Alternation is the way to go!
50-50 is the ultimate, final & perfect mantra.
Indulgence & asceticism.
Freestyle study & course syllabus.
Slow & fast.
Spontaneous & systematic.
Rest & work.
Entertainment & religion.
Self & others.
Pleasure & duty.
Inward & outward.
Private & public.
Personal & social.
Spiritual & professional.
Desire & will.
– Alternate week – fellowship/ministry meeting, church worship service.
Alternate day – family prayer.
– Perforce
– Distinguish:
Incontinence
&
Promiscuity
– Satyriasis
– Partial frigidity
– Virility anxiety
– Don Juanism
– Idea flow
– Creativity
Vs.
Analysis
– Guided mastery
– D-school
– The beginner/childlike-mindset
– Permission to misbehave
Benign neglect
– From creative potential to creative confidence
– Transformative behaviours
– The problem of scaling
– From literacy to creativity
– K-12 education
– Behavioral economists
– Project-based learning
– Standardised tests
– Filling vessels
Vs.
Lighting fires
Recollection
Vs.
Repetition
– Ability + courage + determination = success
– Social innovation
– User research
– Juggler’s anxiety
– Micro-cultures
– Tom & David Kelly
– Variety + novelty + challenge = life!

17.7.14
– Behold what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us ALL be called children of GOD. Yet that is what EACH & EVERY ONE of us is!
– Explore, experiment, adventure!
Direct the self,
Stretch the self,
And pamper the self…

Miscellaneous

7.7.14
Tacit – implicit (wordless/silent)

8.7.14

The Good is nothing but the beautiful truth or true beauty!

Entresol = mezzanine

Foofuraw

Noosphere

Cantonal referendum

7.7.14
– Would Zizek be happy with an orthodox Christian (theological) reading of Hegel’s philosophy?
– Unfreedoms

8.7.14
– My place is the interface:
Between religion & philosophy,
Between spirituality & theology,
Between faith & culture.

9.7.14
– Brazil vs. Germany
What a ripe occasion for the philosophy-theology of sport!
– Sleep naked
– Friends in low places

Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World

The Great Books of the Western World was a project by Encyclopedia Brittanica to identify the most significant literature in Western culture. You can find the list of authors and titles on Wikipedia, but they don’t have descriptions.

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