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St. Augustine in "Confessions"

"Our hearts are restless O Lord, until they rest in Thee"

1 posted on 11/04/2009 7:26:54 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Trading one habit for another?


2 posted on 11/04/2009 7:27:56 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: Steelfish

Yeah well. She’s not the only one with a similar story.I souldnt be a nun so I went to aa.


3 posted on 11/04/2009 7:31:30 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: Steelfish

Perhaps she felt it was time to save her soul. I’d say, “about time.”


4 posted on 11/04/2009 7:31:34 PM PST by mia
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To: Steelfish
a trainee nun

Isn't that called a Novice?(novitiate).

7 posted on 11/04/2009 7:36:09 PM PST by JOE6PAK (~in vino veritas~)
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To: Steelfish

Jesus finds his sheep.


9 posted on 11/04/2009 7:36:40 PM PST by stevio (Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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To: Steelfish

Actually, the nuns drove me to it.


11 posted on 11/04/2009 7:37:55 PM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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To: Steelfish

Trust me people, this thread would be ruined with pics.


12 posted on 11/04/2009 7:38:21 PM PST by mnehring
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To: Steelfish

There is a fascinating book on this subject called This House of Brede by Rumer Godden.

Great read.


13 posted on 11/04/2009 7:39:38 PM PST by mlmr (Angry with what leftists are doing to our country, our children and our culture...)
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To: Steelfish

What’s the difference between a nun at prayer and Lady Ga Ga taking a bath?

A nun has hope in her soul. (You’ve got to think about it, but not too long or you could hurt yourself.)


15 posted on 11/04/2009 7:42:19 PM PST by tumblindice (Republicrats=Demoblicans)
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To: Steelfish

if i lived during the middle ages, i would have become a nun... i do sometimes have daydreams of being a nun... even as a young girl i would daydream about that... i know i have completely romanticized what it would be like... even more appealing to me is the idea of being a monk! haha...


16 posted on 11/04/2009 7:43:07 PM PST by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: Steelfish

She can tell her past lovers they can have nun tonight or any night.


19 posted on 11/04/2009 7:47:18 PM PST by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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To: Steelfish

St. Augustine also said,

“O Lord, make me a saint! But not yet!”

BTW, his long-suffering mother St. Monica insured through her prayers that he would indeed achieve sainthood.


22 posted on 11/04/2009 7:56:34 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: Steelfish

Can't imagine her having the kind of glamorous life she claims to have had. I am happy, that she has turned her life around though. Serving God rather than our selves is a very rewarding thing to do.

23 posted on 11/04/2009 7:58:54 PM PST by NRA2BFree (President Obama agreed to commit an additional 40,000 troops to help fight Fox News," Jay Leno)
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24 posted on 11/04/2009 7:59:25 PM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: Steelfish

reminds me of a song:
“i’ve been to paradise, but i’ve never been to meee.”


31 posted on 11/04/2009 9:29:05 PM PST by madamemayhem (defeat isn't getting knocked down, it's not getting back up)
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