Monthly Archives: November 2013

Ann Astell on Empathy in the work of Girard, Stein, and Weil

Posted on November 29, 2013 by gaudetetheology

Astell, Ann W. “Saintly Mimesis, Contagion, and Empathy in the Thought of Rene Girard, Edith Stein, and Simone Weil.” SHOFAR Winter 2004 Vol 22, No 2, 116-131. Astell draws on the work of Girard, Stein, and Weil to construct an … Continue reading →

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Are you Catholic? Did you Know…? : a new blog project

Posted on November 29, 2013 by gaudetetheology

I’ve started a new blog project: it’s less academic than this one, and is devoted to the little things that every Catholic should know, but often don’t. Every week or so I’ll put up a brief post about one of … Continue reading →

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Deliverance: the Movement from Pain to Praise

Posted on November 10, 2013 by gaudetetheology

I recently attended a talk given by Dr. Rosann Catalano, a Roman Catholic theologian and scholar at the Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies, on the topic of pain and suffering in the Bible. Dr. Catalano (who is an excellent speaker, by … Continue reading →

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Review: Prayers to She Who Is

Posted on November 3, 2013 by gaudetetheology

Prayers to She Who Is by William Cleary My rating: 3 of 5 stars I took this out of the Interfaith Library the other day and leafed through it. It’s based on the work and words of Sr. Dr. Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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