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Posts Tagged Jack Rakosky
All readers of this blog are grateful to Father Joncas for his series on re-reading of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy [SC]. But do these same readers (especially the ‘lurkers’) think that his questions about §24 were answered? They are found in his initial entry, in his seventh comment, in his twenty-fourth comment, and in [...]
by Jack Rakosky
Why are people interested in nuns? Why are we “all nuns”?
by Jack Rakosky
African-American Catholics are more engaged in their parishes than are white Catholics.
by Jack Rakosky
“The bloggers at Floating Sheep examined all geotagged tweets sent within the continental US between June 22 and June 28 (about 10 million in total and extracted all tweets containing the word “church” (17,686 tweets of which half originated on Sunday) or “beer” (14,405 tweets which are much more evenly distributed throughout the week).”
Just as we have workshops about ethnic cultures, we need to have workshops about generational cultures. The 2011 Munrion Lecture by Sister Patricia Wittberg, SC, is reviewed by Jack Rakosky.
by Jack Rakosky
“The good news is that social networks spread and maintain culture; the bad news is we can no longer rely on Catholic family and ethnic social networks to grow and maintain themselves. The parish today has to build and strengthen social networks of families, friends and small groups.”
A prominent sociologist, Mark Chaves says “All things considered, Americans’ religious involvement is softening.” His new book American Religion: Contemporary Trends is reviewed by Pray Tell reader Jack Rakosky.
Congregations with more than 2500 adults are perceived as less likely to be supportive. Informal socializing before and/or after worship for more than 30 minutes increases the perception of the likelihood of congregational social support.
by Jack Rakosky