So the ideal god is magical enough to make him interesting and worthy of our special attention as something that could just about be real. But not so magical as to be utter nonsense!
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One way to get assembly feedback on your homily
But would you really want to know what the assembly thinks about it?
Read moreA bishop writes of the Church’s failings
One Sunday, a man wore a hat and deliberately kept it on throughout the Mass. At one point, the celebrant sent the altar server to ask the usher to instruct the gentleman to remove his hat. “Thank God,” the man replied to the usher. “I’ve been coming to this parish every week for the past six months, and it’s taken this ploy with the hat to get someone to acknowledge my presence.”
Read moreThe Newman Hymnal
A new planning resource from the University of Notre Dame.
Read more10 Rules for Online Engagement
“Yesterday I was privileged to take part in the Christian New Media Conference in London. For now, I’ll just share with you part of my own contribution. I call it ‘Ten Rules’, but that is merely a nod in the direction of my monastic heritage.” – iBenedictines
Read moreMourning a Life, with iPad Candles
I find myself intrigued by the rich rituals that have emerged to mourn the loss of Steve Jobs, the cultural icon of our media-savvy, technology-driven times.
Read moreGerman Website Lets Users Rate Their Priests
Hirten Barometer (“Shepherds’ Barometer”) is a German site that allows its users to rate church officials based on various criteria.
Read moreOur Net Contribution
For the first time in the history of the Church, we have had an uninvited, worldwide, participatory discussion on a significant change that will affect all in the English-speaking world.
Read moreIt’s the thought that counts — right?
. . . lambent flames. . . byte by byte. . .
Read more“Ancient Liturgy for Today’s Tulsa”
“The center of our life here is gathering for our Divine Service of Holy Communion every Sunday, and our life together grows out of that.” — Pastor Mason Beecroft
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