Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,716,324 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

In practice: fasting.


"In the Western world we need fasting more than ever. Because we are submerged in a sea of advertisements that encourage us to consume endlessly and mindlessly mind·less  
adj.
1.
a. Lacking intelligence or good sense; foolish.

b. Having no intelligent purpose, meaning, or direction: mindless violence.

2.
, we need times to withdraw from our consumption to remember what really matters. We need moments of freedom from the forces in our culture that encourage acquisitiveness." (Lynne Lynne may refer to:

In places:
  • Lynne, Wisconsin, a town in the US
In music:
  • Bjørn Lynne, sound engineer and music composer
  • Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter and record producer
In literature:
 M. Baab, Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites, IMP (Interface Message Processor) The first router used in the ARPAnet. It was a Honeywell 516 minicomputer with special interfaces and software written by BBN.

Imp

of the Perverse perversity as motive for men’s actions. [Am. Lit.
 Books)
COPYRIGHT 2007 Claretian Publications
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2007, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:spirituality cafe
Author:Schlumpf, Heidi
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Date:Mar 1, 2007
Words:65
Previous Article:Risk.(spirituality cafe)
Next Article:Lent with Mary.(spirituality cafe)



Related Articles
Let's create a spirituality of work that works.
How Do I Get To Heaven? Practice.(Review)
Spirituality in Rehabilitation Counselor Education: A Pilot Survey.
In practice. (spirituality cafe).(fasting)(Brief Article)
Medical spirituality: defining domains and boundaries.
Mystic pizza. (Business).(gay couple establish a church and restaurant side by side, La Porte, Indiana)(Brief Article)
Food for thought.(Spirituality Cafe )(Editorial)
Furthering holistic approaches to clinical care.(Featured Reviews)(Book Review)
Spirituality, liberal learning, and college student engagement.(PERSPECTIVES)
Spirituality and Alcoholics Anonymous.(Special Section: Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles