The 12 steps of Overeaters Anonymous, as well as other 12 step programs, are adaptations of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The substance that the person is addicted to is food instead of alcohol. A lot of medical research has shown significant benefit in using...
One of the people I studied this week was Matthew Ricci (1552 to 1610) was a Jesuit missionary who, with his Jesuit colleagues, played a crucial role in starting the evangelization of China.[1] Ricci was born in 1552 in the city of Macerata in Italy. His father was a...
Augustine’s mother’s prayers for his salvation. Book 3, chapter 11 and 12 in The Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo record his narration of how his mother, Monica, spent years crying praying to God in tears for his salvation. She continued to pray for his soul when...
