Word: self
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...spiritual world for which the outward and visible world serves at best but as the husk and symbol. Am I wrong in using the word realities? wrong in insisting on the distinction between the real and the actual? in assuming for the ideal an existence as absolute and self-subsistent as that which appeals to our senses, nay, so often cheats them, in the matter of fact? How very small a part of the world we truly live in is represented by what speaks to us through the senses when compared with that vast realm of the mind which...
...necessitates a complete sacrifice of self and the giving up of every pleasure and comfort, yet it is not to be taken in the light of self sacrifice. It should be considered as a joyful renunciation and as our duty in order to further the work of Christ among our fellow beings...
...reduction made in the call for athletic subscriptions from undergraduates, has been one of the best features of the year. The 'varsity teams, by having their finances combined, are made self-supporting, and the only appeal for subscriptions comes now from the class teams. It would of course be desirable if an arrangement were made practicable, whereby not even the class teams had to rely partly on subscriptions; but, as that is out of the question this year, it only remains for us to discover what will maintain the teams in creditable fashion, and, once convinced that a certain...
...Venice Christianity was looked upon rather as a civic function than as the ruling influence in life. Her inhabitants were too proud and self-minded to consider anything seriously but their own prosperity and elevation. The paintings of Venice were not therefore intended to instruct in the gospel, but were rather representative of the actual city life, which was material and majestic. Commerce was what built up the city and maintained it in luxury, and on the whole it is natural that its art should show a development cerresponding to its surroundings...
...returned to his native town, eager to serve in the cause to which God had summoned him. Inspite of the taunts of old friends and the violent remonstrance of his father he devoted himself enthusiastically to the care of the poor and of the sick and to utter self-abnegation. He drew followers to himself and in the course of time, obtained permission from Rome to form an order. Since his time, the Franciscans have been among the most active in the furtherance of civilization and Christianity. The great lesson of St. Francis's life is that true reform...