Unfortunately, the Martyr’s deep-seated belief that they are inherently “unworthy” means that they unconsciously attract/set up situations where they will be abused or taken for granted – consequently manipulating and guilt-tripping others – thus reconfirming their belief that they are “bad”...
Here I found, also, warm faith in the human, glowing idealism, sweetnesses of unselfishness, renunciation and martyrdom—all the splendid, stinging things of the spirit. Here life was clean, noble, and alive. Here life rehabilitated itself, became wonderful and glorious; and I was glad to ...
she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: ‘He mus...
ByMelonlity— On Jul 27, 2014 @Soulfox -- Let's not forget that all but one of Christ's 12 apostles were martyred. The one that died of old age was John, while the rest died from crucifixion, being beheaded, stabbed and through other means. Of course, there is some debate over wh...
applytotheaffairsofmankind.3.HereIfound,also,warmfaithinthehuman,glowingidealism,sweetnessesofunselfishness,renunciationandmartyrdom—allthesplendid,stingingthingsofthespirit.Herelifewasclean,noble,andalive.Hereliferehabilitateditself,becamewonderfulandglorious;andIwasgladtobealive.Iwasintouchwithgreatsoulswhoexalted...
Here I found, also, warm faith in the human, glowing idealism, sweetnesses of unselfishness, renunciation and martyrdom—all the splendid, stinging things of the spirit. Here life was clean, noble, and alive. Here life rehabilitated itself, became wonderful and glorious; and I was glad to ...
It is stated in a hadith that it is possible for a person who dies when he has wudu to attain the rank of martyrdom. It is certain as it is expressed by some hadiths that the wudu organs of believers will be bright, beautiful and luminous. It is a property that was not given to ...
The way in which he would move his eyes and hold his mouth did not betoken that implicit faith which is ready to believe everything and undergo everything, even at the cost of martyrdom. Julien saw with anger that he was surpassed in this by the coarsest peasants. There was good ...
Why would the apostles lie?...Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out of it? What they got out of it was misunderstanding, rejection, persecution, torture, and martyrdom. Hardly a list of perks! —Peter Kreeft 6...
he consistently invokes the dubious Romantic cliché of the persecuted genius and dramatises his career an agonising, protracted martyrdom for the cause of Art, as a battle which, like his beloved Mahler, that ‘martyr’ and ‘saint’,[23] he mostly fought alone, ‘against a world of enemies...