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The Statue at the Synod and the Catholic Imagination
Symbols and artwork are multivalent. How can any Catholic with a properly formed imagination look at a statue of a heavily pregnant woman in the context of a church, and not see Mary pregnant with Jesus? Is it because she … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church history, Sacred art & architecture
Tagged Amazon Synod, mary, pregnancy, statues
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Thoughts on sacramental preparation in the Catholic Church today
@VictoriaGaile I would love to read your thoughts on anything related but esp things like homework for 1st communion but not for marriage? — Rae (@VitaCatholic) September 25, 2016 Note: some of what I’ve written here is based on my … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage, rcia, religious education, sacrament, vatican 2
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Codification, Development, and Freedom: Completing Part 2, Dialogue with a Living Tradition: ch 5, 6, &7 of #FOGAP
In these three chapters, Johnson meticulously engages with Christian tradition to trace the early origins, later development, and contemporary teaching on the saints, particularly but not exclusively with Catholic tradition. She sees evidence of both the companionship and patronage models, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Church history, Feminist theology, Uncategorized
Tagged #FOGAP, elizabeth johnson, saints
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Amazing Grace: the President preaches in the Black Church
I’d heard that President Obama delivered the eulogy for State Senator Rev. Clementa Pinckney; but that doesn’t begin to describe the sermon he preached. I would especially encourage white Christians who are unfamiliar with the black church, to take half … Continue reading
Posted in Church history, Theology
Tagged black church, charleston, Fourth of July, preaching, racism
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The Best Option for Intellectual Women
I was very intrigued to learn, some years ago, that during medieval times, the convent was almost certainly the best available option for women who were intellectually gifted or ambitious. Women in religious life were often educated beyond the ordinary … Continue reading
Review: Edith Stein: Scholar, Feminist, Saint
Edith Stein: Scholar, Feminist, Saint by Freda Mary Oben My rating: 4 of 5 stars Picked up this short little book at the interfaith library booksale today – it caught my eye because I recently learned about St Edith’s work … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Catholic, Church history, Theology
Tagged edith stein, feminism, saints
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Blast from the Past: Rock Mass Our Father
Although this recording of Sr. Janet Mead’s rock mass setting of the Lord’s Prayer made the top 10 in 1974 and became a gold record, I don’t believe I ever heard it on the radio. I learned it when I … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church history, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged janet mead, liturgical music, nuns, rock music, video
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Historia, Theoria
in the Alexandrian tradition of biblical exegesis … every Old Testament narrative (historia) is expected to have a corresponding Christian allegorical meaning (theōria). – Richard Bauckham, writing about the The Bride of God or the Lost Gospel of Joseph and … Continue reading
“All Shall Be Well” at Disoriented. Reoriented.
Paul over at Disoriented, Reoriented is starting a great new series blogging through a book on universalism: “All Shall Be Well”: Universal Salvation Through History. As the subtitle indicates, universalism is the belief that everyone goes to heaven, no one … Continue reading
When St. Joseph was added to the Eucharistic Prayer in Nov 1962
In response to the recent instruction to add St. Joseph’s name to the other Eucharistic Prayers, dotCommonweal shares this amusing diary entry from an amused Congregationalist observer of the Second Vatican Council, made at the time that St. Joseph was … Continue reading
Posted in Church history, Liturgy
Tagged eucharistic prayer, humor, joseph, saints, vatican 2
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