“The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary. (In fact, repetition was encouraged on the theory that, oh well, everyone pretty much sinned just about all the time.)” WellsFactsTheoryInnovationAffairPriestsConfessionRepetitionOh Well Book:How the Irish Saved Civilization Source: How the Irish Saved Civilization
“We can hardly get up in the morning or cross the street without being Jewish. We dream Jewish dreams and hope Jewish hopes. Most of our best words, in fact - new, adventure, surprise; unique, individual, person, vocation; time, history, future; freedom, progress, spirit; faith, hope, justice - are the gifts of the Jews.” PersonsFactsDreamSpiritIndividualJusticeMorningProgressStreetsAdventureUniqueCrossesSurpriseJewGet UpVocationFaith HopeNew AdventureUnique Individuals Author:Thomas Cahill
