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The Purpose of the Papacy, Francis, and the Synod
This blog post was inspired by a quote by Pete Buttigieg going around, “[T]he purpose of the Presidency is not to glorify the President, but to unify the American people.” What struck me was how easily it could be transposed … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology
Tagged Amazon Synod, church unity, encounter, francis, mimetic
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About the Vigano memo
Last night, the former papal nuncio to the US released an 11 page letter containing breathtaking allegations that many high-ranking clergy, even including popes, knew about the abusive behavior of former Cardinal McCarrick. If true, this is devastating, and it … Continue reading
Holy Doors
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 will begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Popes have proclaimed a Jubilee Year from time to time since at least the fifteenth century. It’s inspired by the practice of Jubilee Years described in the Shared Scriptures, … Continue reading
Pope Francis, Kim Davis, and the Care of Souls
During the time between the announcement, made mere hours after the his departure from the US, that Pope Francis had secretly met with Kim Davis, and Friday’s official statement from the Vatican clarifying the nature and implications of the meeting, … Continue reading
A Music Theologian Engages with Pope Francis’ Favorite Music: An Interview with Dirk von der Horst
In December I finally got around to reading the papal interview, and I was very intrigued by the section in which he talked about his favorite music. I didn’t know the pieces he mentioned, though, and I found myself wondering … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Feminist theology, Music
Tagged francis, hope, interview, musicology, opera, papal interview, queer theology, von der Horst
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Redekop’s Mimetic Structures of Blessing and Reconciliation
I got swept away by a productive digression in the middle of responding to Redekop’s outstanding paper, so this is part two. (Read part one.) Vern Neufeld Redekop, “Mimetic Structures of Violence and of Blessing: Creating a Discursive Framework for … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, confession, francis, mimetic, reconciliation, Redekop, sacrifice, thesis
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Francis, Discipleship, Fandom, and Factionalism
The varied responses that Pope Francis has evoked are illustrative of various dynamics described by mimetic theory. Some people have responded to him both positively and seriously: they not only applaud his words and actions, but sincerely attempt to emulate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison, authority, charismatic, discipleship, francis, mimetic, thesis
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“Your Christianity will be Personal, or it will be Bullshit”: Beneath Grisez’s Critique of Francis
In response to Francis’ recently published interview with an atheist, Germaine Grisez had some startling criticism: I’m afraid that Pope Francis has failed to consider carefully enough the likely consequences of letting loose with his thoughts in a world that … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, francis, grisez, new evangelization, pope, scandal
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Francis: the bishop and the flock
The bishop has to be among his people in three ways. In front of them, pointing the way; among them, keeping them together and preventing them from being scattered; and behind them, ensuring that no one is left behind, but … Continue reading
Francis on Isaiah 7:9 in Greek and Hebrew
I thought my readers might be interested in this excerpt from Pope Francis’ first encyclical letter, Lumen Fidei (English title On Faith), released yesterday. This is paragraph 23, the first paragraph of chapter 2. (I’ve added some paragraph breaks for … Continue reading
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