Month: June 2010
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The Neglected Fireplace: Protestantism and the Arts
Here is Matthew J. Milliner at First Things on “The Neglected Fireplace: Protestantism and the Arts.”
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Fr. Stravinskas replies to Fr. Ryan
What’s needed now is for all loyal sons and daughters of the Church to get on board, moving forward together, as we were encouraged to do in the immediate aftermath of Vatican II.
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Survey Says…
I was curious how various translations of prayers might be received. I read aloud three translations to the choristers of the National Catholic Youth Choir. I asked only this question: “As you listen to these prayers, which do you prefer as the best wording which helps you to pray?”
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The Church and US Independence Day
We have a responsibility to share the great riches of our nations with those who have so much less.
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Summer “What We’re Reading” Wednesday
…and of course dozens of board-books for our 14-month old daughter of which Jesus and the Twelve Dude Who Did, telling the story of each of the apostles as their faces stick out into the page, might be of interest to the Pray Tell readership.
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Shrinking Conservatives…and Liberals, and Moderates
BeliefNet tells “Why the Conservative Churches are Shrinking” – specifically, the Southern Baptism Convention. Cathy Grossman at USA Today says it’s because allegiance to denominations is weakening.
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The gates of the netherworld shall not prevail…?
“The Catholic Church is Finished” by Ross Douthat is Idea #9 in The Atlantic’s “14 3/4 Biggest Ideas of the Year. Douthat is a convert to Catholicism and a self-described conservative.
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Total Bull
In the ring, bulls are regularly sacrificed “in honour of the Virgin Mary, as part of the celebration of a religious festival.”
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Jeffrey Tucker’s latest
You perhaps saw that Jeffrey Tucker departed from the NLM team.