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...image when he passes from this Earth. Even then, it is unlikely that his successor will be even remotely like him, if for no other reason that the combination of gifts, passions and experiences Karol Wojtyla brought to the Holy See a truly unique personification of the role of "God's pastor," whose afterglow will inspire and illuminate the Catholic faithful for years after his passing...
...first one came around October, in a box from amazon.com, with a note from my father—something generic, along the lines of “I thought you might find this interesting.” The title was Finding God at Harvard. I remember being vaguely surprised that someone had written a book on such a specific order of spiritual quest, but my thoughts didn’t extend far beyond that. Then, around November came The Search for God at Harvard, evidently the book that predated and inspired Finding God at Harvard. Christmas brought me a copy...
...reading a few dozen books and completing a basic course. As my math-oriented, insanely logical friend Ricky said last Easter at five in the morning, “You can’t decide, ‘okay, I think I’m going to believe in God now because I think that that would be a good thing to do.’” In other words, these decisions, although often supported and criticized alike with facts, ultimately lie in that hazy region beyond the academic approach...
...best part--and the part that should appeal to the thank-God-it's-Friday working stiff--is that having fun pays off for everyone. Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Business School, thinks executives like Zimmer at Men's Wearhouse are nothing short of brilliant. "If you have a bunch of surly employees who would rather have a proctological exam than wait on you, then you won't want to shop in the store," he says. "It's hard to build and maintain a positive culture...
...Black Like many who grew up in the 1960s, I never went long without hearing Johnny Cash's unique voice and memorable songs [Sept. 22]. Everything you need to know to get through life can be learned from his music: prison and guns are bad, God is good, you should stand up for what you believe in, love often breaks your heart, and a good train ride is one of life's simple pleasures. Cash experienced every high and low, and he survived with dignity. Nadine M. Henning Whittier...