December 2007
How to Create a Calmer Household
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Calmer-Household
‘The pope adheres to old Greek belief that words and sounds — and the rhythmic patterns in which they are bound together in music and poetry — have a unique power to awaken the mind. He has spoken frequently of the power of rhythm to prepare the soul to receive truths that would otherwise remain unintelligible. In 2002 he described the experience of listening to music as an “encounter with...
“… God does not allow himself to be shut out. He finds a space, even if it means entering through the stable …” Benedict XVI’s Midnight Mass homily
People who attend religious services weekly or more are happier (43% very happy) than those who attend monthly or less (31%); or seldom or never (26%). This correlation between happiness and frequency of church attendance has been a consistent finding in the General Social Surveys taken over the years.
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