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Posted Oct 24, 2011
I had forgotten about this place. Rather surprised to see what I wrote.
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Things that I am learning...
Posted Apr 20, 2004
With the advent of the Dark Ages around 500, the upheavals in society saw a decline in clerical discipline and with it, a return to marriage and even the keeping of concubines by priests. During this time, the wealth of the church was also increasing, a development not lost on Rome. Many priests were leaving church lands to their heirs, and others handed down land of their own through primogeniture. The Holy See saw that a return to the celibacy rule would result in a real-estate bonanza, and in about 1018 Pope Benedict VIII put teeth in the Elvira decree by forbidding descendents of priests to inherit property. Later, in the 11th century, Pope Gregory VII, who had assumed vast power by declaring himself the supreme authority over all souls, went even further by proscribing married priests from saying mass; he also forbid parishioners from attending masses said by them. Scholars believe that the first written law forbidding the clergy to marry was finally handed down at the Second Lateran Council in 1139.
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Latest reply: Apr 20, 2004
The Imp of Impatience
Posted Apr 5, 2003
I type away
I gaze at nothing
I feel the urgency
of doing something
I read the mail
I get angry
I write my response
and then do the thinking.
bblleeuurrgg
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Latest reply: Apr 5, 2003
The leg brace of faith
Posted Mar 9, 2003
I've been fitted with a new AFO. I couldnt tell you what the letters standfor, but I can tell you what it means. It means that I can once again walk (relatively) with the proper walking motion. An AFO is a plastic brace that helps stop my 'foot-drop' problem.
I'm finding my whole body is responding to my use of the brace. It doesnt just stop my foot from 'dropping', it stops me from having to use a different set of muscles to left my whole left leg while walking.
Now with the foot brace, I can go back to using the muscles that are meant to be used while walking... the hamstrings and quads, and a few others. It means I have enough energy to get through my day...
It means that I have faith that life is not over for me.
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Latest reply: Mar 9, 2003
Im trying to find a bit of faith...
Posted Feb 17, 2003
I dont know if it is due to a mid-life crisis, or simply just negtive thinking, but I've lost my faith.
I like what this article had to say about faith.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A934283
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Latest reply: Feb 17, 2003
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