Sentences with phrase «common life crises»

Not exact matches

Robert Veninga studied characteristics common to those who not only survive life crises but successfully recover full, rich, meaningful lives.

The purpose of community, the purpose of our government, the purpose of our leaders should be to call us to pursue common values and common good, not simply in the moment of extreme crisis but every day in our lives, starting right now, today.»

From whom did they learn to share a common life, including taking care of one another in crisis?

We have both an ecclesial and a political crisis of authority because, for various reasons, our society no longer has widely shared beliefs and forms of life to which common reference can be made.

A crisis in authority suggests the possibility that our churches have lost the will and lack the men and women with those powers of soul required to articulate, promulgate, and defend a rule of faith and a way of life that is indeed common to Christians.

It would appear that the crisis in authority we now face has been caused by the dissolution of a common standard of belief (what used to be called the rule of faith) and a common form of life (what used to be called «the way»).

The two threats, economic and environmental, tend to produce a real crisis of humanity that makes becomes an imperative the construction around the world of a new society different from the current that act interdependently with common goals and rational in every country and on a global scale without which it may be put into question the survival of humans and life on Earth.

Instead of billions spent on arms and missile deployment and bombs that destroy life, we must mobilize our diverse cultural traditions and heritage, artistic resources, and talents to affirm life, to interest, inform and motivate people, to assist the common goal of achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals and confronting the crisis of global warming.

«As we took crisis calls and spoke with survivors we noticed that fear for the lives of pets was a common barrier that prevented families from seeking safety at our shelter,» said Carissa Bratschun, director of communication and marketing for DVIS.

However, plenty of more common crises can pop up in your personal life that would match the urgency of these geopolitical events.

Some are embracing a coming of age, while others are fighting a mid-life crisis — what they all have in common, though, is a realization of mortality and the need for life insurance.

It also may be more common for older couples to begin re-evaluating their marital situations when major life changes happen such as when the children leave the house, reaching retirement age, a financial crisis, or in the face of declining health.