Download or read book That Undeniable Longing written by Mark Tedesco and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating memoir begins with the author leaving his home in California at the age of nineteen to enter a seminary on the outskirts of Rome. The seminary has a resident "saint" who is later discovered to be far more human than spiritual. The author struggled to be faithful to his commitment by suppressing his emotional needs, and thought about changing his life, but eventually ended up at the North American College, the premier American seminary at the Vatican. Sexual identity became an issue for him and many other within the seminary walls. This identity crisis reflected a greater conflict between the spiritual and the human: could he be a truly spiritual person while he was at war with himself? Mark Tedesco entered the seminary in 1978, was ordained in 1988 and served in the priesthood until 1994. But he slowly began to realize that in order to be a complete person, he would have to leave the priesthood and find his own way. He finally understood what it meant to embrace all of his past, all of his experiences, both good and bad. He came to accept that the flesh and the spirit do not have to be at war. This is the engrossing story of the one man's struggle with himself and the church, resulting in a redemptive happiness and peace. It deals with such questions as the search for meaning, spirituality versus humanity, faith in God and being gay. It is very timely, especially now that the Vatican has begun to investigate gays in seminaries.
Download or read book That Undeniable Longing written by Mark Tedesco and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating memoir begins with the author leaving his home in California at the age of nineteen to enter a seminary on the outskirts of Rome. The seminary has a resident "saint" who is later discovered to be far more human than spiritual. The author struggled to be faithful to his commitment by suppressing his emotional needs, and thought about changing his life, but eventually ended up at the North American College, the premier American seminary at the Vatican. Sexual identity became an issue for him and many other within the seminary walls. This identity crisis reflected a greater conflict between the spiritual and the human: could he be a truly spiritual person while he was at war with himself? Mark Tedesco entered the seminary in 1978, was ordained in 1988 and served in the priesthood until 1994. But he slowly began to realize that in order to be a complete person, he would have to leave the priesthood and find his own way. He finally understood what it meant to embrace all of his past, all of his experiences, both good and bad. He came to accept that the flesh and the spirit do not have to be at war. This is the engrossing story of the one man's struggle with himself and the church, resulting in a redemptive happiness and peace. It deals with such questions as the search for meaning, spirituality versus humanity, faith in God and being gay.
Download or read book She Seduced Me written by Mark Tedesco and published by Dixi Books. This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I resisted, but she drew me back. I stayed away, but she beckoned me. I distanced myself, but she haunted me. I even rejected her but she did not abandon me...” This work of nonfiction is divided into chapters in which the reader experiences aspects of art, culture, history and the present through the eyes of the writer and of the inhabitants of Rome, past and present. Show Less She Seduced Me is that rare book in which the reader becomes part of a magical world in which places, monuments and artists come alive through their stories. In this case, however, that world is Rome and the reader becomes a participant in the ebb and flow of the city and gains insight into why so many have fallen in love with Rome despite its faults. The journey commences with the reader accompanying the author who, standing in front of Michelangelo’s Moses statue, mouth agape, almost hears the artist scream at his creation: “Speak!” From this an odyssey of wonder begins: what is the story behind the Trevi fountain, behind that rock in the middle of the Roman Forum, behind all those priests and nuns everywhere, behind everything one stumbles upon, wonders about and takes selfies in front of? The quest is to uncover those stories. Author and reader continue to explore the life in the piazzas, experience camaraderie with street performers, see history through all the senses, get lost in Rome, observe Americans and foreigners, discover unique places to eat, speak with Romans, explore the houses of Nero, Augustus and Livia, encounter Caravaggio and chats with expats. This work is a virtual tour through a magical city that educates and enthralls.
Download or read book The Dog on the Acropolis written by Mark Tedesco and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family living in Greece at the time of the construction of the Parthenon and another family, thousands of years later, eeking out a living at the base of the Acropolis. Life in present day Athens had become a series of duties and obligations for Akil until Draco, a stray dog, visited his shop in the Plaka. The repercussions of the meeting of a man and this dog would unfold in unforeseen ways that would impact the lives around him.As happened every night, Draco climbed the hill and his dreams transported him thousands of years into the past, before the Parthenon was built, where another dog, Daria, lived in that place. The narrative takes the reader to Greece's Golden Age, in which Daria would scamper up the hill to keep up with Adelino, a stone cutter working on the new temple, and his son Tiro. The lives of Pheidias, the architect of the Parthenon, Adelino and Diana his wife, as well as Tiro their son, would intersect in unexpected ways. The story brings then brings the reader back into the present where both worlds eventually coincide and the lives of those around Draco and Daria are forever redefined.
Download or read book The Thirty nine articles of the Church of England a historical and speculative exposition written by Jospeh Miller (rector of Gt. Bolas.) and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Thirty nine Articles of the Church of England A Historical and Speculative Exposition written by Joseph Miller (B.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts written by David Torevell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the connection between the world of mental health in the twenty-first century and the traditional concept of desire in Christianity and the Arts. It draws parallels between the desire for rest from anxiety among mental health sufferers with the longing for peace and happiness in Religion and the Arts. The author presents Biblical, philosophical and theological insights alongside artistic ones, arguing that desire for rest remains at the heart of spiritual living as well as mental health recovery. The chapters draw from historical and contemporary voices, including Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Julian of Norwich, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Simone Weil, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Jean-Louis Chrétien, Eric Varden and others. The study demonstrates why longing continues to fascinate and grip individuals, creative endeavour and society at large, not least in the development of the understanding of mental health. It is valuable for scholars and advanced students of Christian theology and those interested in spirituality and the arts in particular.
Download or read book Maternal Desire written by Daphne de Marneffe and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-06-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supermom is at the end of her rope. "Maternal Desire" shows mothers who work a full-time job and take care of their family that there is another way. The author explores maternal enjoyment as she does maternal anxiety, and offers not just understanding but the exhilaration of seeing a universal frustration discussed clearly for the first time.
Download or read book That Undeniable Longing written by Mark Tedesco and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2010-03-28 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book like this has never been written before. It provides an insider's view of the struggle between the human and the divine, emotions and spirituality, neediness and love all within the context of a Vatican seminary and the priesthood. --
Download or read book Undeniable Love written by MORGAN JAMES and published by Morgan James. This book was released on with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss the second book in Jack and Mia's story, a second chance, small-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author of steamy romance Morgan James. A knock on his door in the middle of the night brings Jack Prescott face-to-face with his beautiful ex-wife, Mia. Battered and bruised from an apparent car accident, her reaction isn't at all what he expects—it's worse. Mia has no memory of him or their tumultuous past. Still desperately in love with her, Jack is determined to keep her safe and figure out exactly what drove Mia from her cabin during the raging blizzard. On the heels of the recent upheaval at the local ski resort, he can't help but wonder… Was her accident just that—an accident—or is something more sinister lurking in the hills of Briarleigh? Despite his vow to steer clear of her, Jack finds that time hasn't diminished the desire simmering between them. Their love burns brighter than ever, igniting into a passion that neither can resist. But each passing day brings them closer to learning the truth of what really happened—and revealing the secret that could tear them apart. *Undeniable Love is book two of the Retribution Series. Books one and two contain cliffhangers and should be read in order for maximum reading pleasure. Jack and Mia's story is perfect for readers who love small town romance, alpha heroes, smart and sassy heroines, second chance romance with a dash of suspense, surprise twists, plenty of steam, and a deeply protective hero. Don't miss the rest of the books in the Retribution Series! Unrequited Love (Jack and Mia #1) Undeniable Love Jack and Mia #2) Unbreakable Love (Jack and Mia #3) Pretty Little Lies (Eric and Jules #1) Beautiful Deception (Eric and Jules #2) Sinful Illusions (Fox and Eva #1) Sinful Sacrament (Fox and Eva #2)
Download or read book The Boy Scouts on Crusade written by Leslie W. Quirk and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Echoes of the Garden written by Marilyn Tracy and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 1991 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A WILD DESIRE written by George and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: