Monthly Archives: August 2012

St. Augustine in Drama

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s Feast of St. Augustine, I had to share news (courtesy of Allison Clow) of an upcoming film called Restless Heart. It’s the first full-length feature movie on St. Augustine. Watch trailer below and see the website info.

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Panting Faith: St Augustine of Hippo

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

By Tom Neal, PhD Today is the Feast of St. Augustine, the Doctor of Grace whose influence on Western thought can hardly be underestimated. This famous quote from Confessions 20, one of my favorites, offers us a look at vintage … Continue reading →

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Discerning the *New* in the New Evangelization

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

By Tom Neal, PhD The working document for the October Roman Synod on the New Evangelization is packed with rich fare as it lays out a vast field of inquiry into the meaning and mission of the New Evangelization. The is Synod … Continue reading →

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Re-appropriating Vatican II

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Blog post by Fr Ian Ker This article first appeared in the 11th October 2002 issue of The Catholic Herald. It is 40 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council. The Council was convoked by Pope John XXIII for … Continue reading →

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Valiant Witnesses

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

By Dr. Tom Neal “Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not closed. Be humble, but not fearful. Be simple, but not naive. … Continue reading →

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Faith Bytes

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

I cannot recommend enough the youtube series Catholicbyte as an energetic source of pithy and substantive reflections on basic Catholic-themes. Here’s one on the Eucharist:

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Faith and Evolution

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

See the fantastic Fr. Brendan Purcell offer reflections on a Catholic view of faith and science. Watch here…

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Faith and Liturgy

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

By Guest Blogger Kyle Lechtenberg Et unam, sanctam, catolicam, et apostolicam Ecclesiam Of all the lines in the Nicene Creed, those words (“and in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church”) resonate with me most frequently. In joyous times they remind … Continue reading →

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Women and Faith

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

By Guest Blogger Lisa Schmidt Painting Women Beautiful Remember the movie Pleasantville released in the late 1990’s? Its plot takes a modern day teenage brother-sister duo and transports them back into a 1950s black-and-white sitcom where everything always goes right. … Continue reading →

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Vatican Plans for Year of Faith

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.
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