Month: April 2012
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Cell Phones in Church
“Welcome, and thank you for worshiping with us today…”
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The Preaching of the Sisters
“When you look around,” Sister Hiltrudis told the youth, “you are seeing the preaching that my sisters and I do. Your pastor preaches in his way, and we preach in ours.”
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The Subversion of Vatican II?
“When anyone reviews the litany of recent church scandals, missteps, mistakes and public relation blunders, must that person not stop a moment and ask, “Is the Holy Spirit really guiding the church today?” My answer is: Of course!” – Br. Louis DeThomasis, FSC, president of Christian Brothers Investment Services
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What Sisters Meant to Me
Even I was taken aback when gratitude was seen as out of bounds, when praise was mistaken for dissent, and when an occasion to support elderly sisters was used as an opportunity to mock women who had given their lives to God. To sum up then: #Thank you. – James Martin, SJ
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RIP Cody Unterseher
The Reverend Cody Unterseher has passed away.
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Max Johnson on Benedictine Spirituality
“Benedictine spirituality is a values-based spirituality, centered in Christ… [it] is a liturgical spirituality, centered in the opus dei, the work of God… [it] is a listening spirituality, centered in the Scriptures… [it] is an ecumenical spirituality, centered in hospitality.” — Max Johnson
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Pope to German bishops on “for you and for many” UPDATED 4-25
The pope believes that “the sacred word must appear as itself as much as possible, even with its foreignness and the questions it brings.” Interpretation, by contrast, is the task of the church.
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Miguel Arias, rest in peace
Miguel Arias, the editorial director at Liturgy Training Publications (LTP), died April 19, 2012.
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A Prayerful Reflection and Word of Gratitude for Our Roman Catholic Sisters in the US
“Catholic sisters consistently manifest the greatest sign and best hope of the already of God’s reign in Jesus Christ breaking into this world that I have ever known.” – Weldon Nisly, Mennonite Pastor and Benedictine Oblate