I had to post this letter my wife found. Its just beautiful truth!
Dear Mr. Chesterton,
You seem to support the Catholic notion that the chief object of marriage is the procreation of children. It is the typical masculine and mediaeval argument, smacking of the stud farm. You apparently think nothing of nobler aspect of love and sex.
Signed,
Mr. Herbert
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Dear Mr. Herbert,
Well, Catholics will not resent being called masculine and are used to being called mediaeval. But what strikes me as truly extraordinary is the implication that there is something low about the objective being the birth of a child. Whereas it is obvious that this great natural miracle is the one creative, imaginative and disinterested part of the whole business. The creation of a new creature, not ourselves, of a new conscious center, of a new and independent focus of experience and enjoyment, is an immeasurably more grand and godlike act even than a real love affair; how much more superior to a momentary physical satisfaction. If creating another self is not noble, why is pure self-indulgence nobler?
Your friend,
G.K. Chesterton
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Viewing daily life as the pilgrimage of sacrifice, but experiencing the Power of God to overcome and cleanse the hearts of us sinners
Ate a Cookie lately?
Initially, before typing here I figured I would describe my sick days and tell of the events of my life as of late (probably just complaints), but it occurred to me almost immediately that there are those (such as in Haiti) who are in dire need. I wanted the comforts of health, but with the realization that with local medicine provided I will eventually get better.
There are many other places of the world who are in dire need so I do not know exactly why Haiti came to mind, but that country is the most impoverished nation on the Western Hemisphere of the planet. In order to survive they eat cookies. No not cookies like the ones we think of during our abundance during the last week of advent and the first day of Christmas, but cookies made of a type of clay. They eat dirt cooked by the sun in order to get the nutrients contained in the soil to avoid total starvation and death. Imagine all of the dysentery caused by this with out access to medicine this makes life very hard. I don't write this to condemn the practices of the celebrations of our Lord and Savior these are good and fine, but our Lord did call us by His example to help those in need. If anyone wishes to find out more try foodforthepoor.org This organization helps countries with no strings attached (unlike the UN)
There are many other places of the world who are in dire need so I do not know exactly why Haiti came to mind, but that country is the most impoverished nation on the Western Hemisphere of the planet. In order to survive they eat cookies. No not cookies like the ones we think of during our abundance during the last week of advent and the first day of Christmas, but cookies made of a type of clay. They eat dirt cooked by the sun in order to get the nutrients contained in the soil to avoid total starvation and death. Imagine all of the dysentery caused by this with out access to medicine this makes life very hard. I don't write this to condemn the practices of the celebrations of our Lord and Savior these are good and fine, but our Lord did call us by His example to help those in need. If anyone wishes to find out more try foodforthepoor.org This organization helps countries with no strings attached (unlike the UN)
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