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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Benedictine spirituality in the world
On an alternative to the “Benedict Option”: http://blogs.nd.edu/oblation/2015/08/18/another-benedictine-option/
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‘JEWISH SCHINDLER’ SAVES DOZENS OF YAZIDIS AND CHRISTIANS FROM ISLAMIC STATE
Originally at: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/08/08/jewish-schindler-saves-dozens-of-yazidis-and-christians-from-islamic-state/ by DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS Last summer the world looked on in horror as ISIS swept through north Iraq, home to Assyrian and Chaldean Christians, and Yazidis. Hundreds of thousands fled before them, but thousands more starved to death … Continue reading
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German Catholic Church in Freefall
Originally at: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/20/the-german-catholic-church-in-freefall/ by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS In 2014, the Catholic Church in Germany lost a greater number of faithful than in any previous year in its history for which there are records: 218,000 people–39,000 more than the previous year. The … Continue reading
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13 Times Pope Francis Switched Up His Style
Originally at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-fashion_55ce3e41e4b0ab468d9d4cb1 by Carol Kuruvilla Pope Francis is a man of the people. Since he was ordained in March 2013, he has made bold choices that point to his humility and simplicity: From his decision to stay in a Vatican hotel rather … Continue reading
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We are displaced people; we wonder what is next. Iraq’s Christians
by Sr. Maria Hanna, OP (in Iraq) / Aug. 5, 2015 As we approach the first anniversary of our displacement, we look back and recall the past 12 months. We undertake this recollection to call to mind what the Lord … Continue reading
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The Missing Century, Revisited
Originally at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2015/08/the-missing-century-revisited/ by Philip Jenkins My last post was a near-despairing attempt to locate a spiritual and/or political crisis that might have produced the amazing story told in Deutero-Zechariah, chapters 9 through 14 of that text. (See earlier posts for … Continue reading
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Does God exist?
Fantastic three part series on demonstrating God’s existence, by Fr Rovert Spitzer: http://www.strangenotions.com/introducing-bernard-lonergans-philosophical-proof-for-god/ http://www.strangenotions.com/the-one-cause-behind-everything-else-in-reality/ http://www.strangenotions.com/why-the-ultimate-cause-of-everything-in-existence-must-be-god/
Posted in Faith Reflections, Theologizing Faith
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On a tragic anniversary for Iraqi Christians
Origonally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2015/08/06/on-a-tragic-anniversary-for-iraqi-christians-thoughts-on-why-it-matters/ by John Allen On the Catholic liturgical calendar, Aug. 6 is the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, recalling a Biblical scene when Christ became radiant with glorious light on a mountaintop alongside the Old Testament prophets Moses … Continue reading
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Catholic Springtime 