It is our acting and working together in our liturgical prayer that ought to be mirrored in our acting and working together for justice.
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Tag: Social Justice
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We need to remember that the fourth and final action of the eucharistic celebration is mission. When we do so, we may find our work reflected in and enriched by our liturgical prayer. Thus the dialogue between life and liturgy can bear fruit for the reign of God.
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Pentecost: Feast of the Verbification
Perhaps this in-Spirit-ing feast of Pentecost can give the Body of Christ the Voice of the Spirit to oppose, address, and work to end the insane divisions and violence that come from differences in language, race, nationality, and ways of life.
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Un-hiding Our Would-Be Black Catholic Sisters
These women have been committed to oblivion by not being allowed to exist in the community record at all.
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Our Catholic Future Lies Within the Secular
The future of the Catholic Church doesn’t only lie in the walls the church, we must learn from our secular society how to love God outside of the chapel.
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Pope Francis urges churches to give services without fees
Give freely and God will do the rest.
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Diversity in Parishes
How do we deeply inculturate the liturgy–an essential task of catholicity–while continuing the task of breaking down barriers and walls, of encountering those who are different?
Read moreRita Ferrone on “Liturgy and Social Justice: Fresh Challenges for Today in Virgil Michel’s Legacy”
“Fr. Virgil’s contribution was not as an economist, not as a union organizer, not as someone who ran a hospitality house or a farm cooperative. Rather, his calling was to deepen the spiritual basis of all of these things, through the Liturgy.”
Read moreWould It Help the Poor if Argentinians Stayed Home From the Pope’s Inauguration? An Economist Responds.
“[There are] deeply personal transformation entailed when we alter our plans because of a call to re-order our priorities in life.” – Dr. Daniel Finn
Read moreGarbage in, Bach out
The town of Cateura, Paraguay was literally built on top of a landfill – a landfill that receives over 1,500 tons of waste each day.
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