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CARDINAL KASPER ON MERCY, CARDINAL BURKE ON CHRIST'S LAW, AND CARDINAL SCOLA...
Look at the new magazine on Catholic=Orthodox Relations. The is a lot of material in one place, and it is still growingCARDINALS IN THE GREAT DEBATE: Here is another Cardinal, Cardinal Burke, who...
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AT THE BOSE CONFERENCE ON ORTHODOX SPIRITUALITY i: JIM FOREST'S INTRODUCTORY...
my source: Jim & Nancy ForestOne of the remarkable aspects of the earthly life of Jesus is that he killed no one nor gave any blessing to his followers to do so. His last healing miracle before the...
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STRUCK A CORD by Jerry Ryan About Father Alexander Men
On Sunday, Sept. 9, 1990, Russian Orthodox priest Alexander Men left his cottage at Semkhoz, on the outskirts of Moscow, to take the early train to Novaya Derevnya to celebrate the liturgy at the...
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SEPTEMBER 29th: SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS - Homily by Abbot Paul
St Michael and All Angels 2014 The Bible is littered with angels and talk of angels, so we tend to take them for granted, which is a pity, because the whole subject of angels is fascinating...
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HOW WE MISS OUT ON THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE LITURGY I Fragment of the meeting of the Sisterhood on July 13, 2014my source: St Elizabeth's ConventArchpriest Demetrius Basalygo: What I would like us...
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GRAHAM GREENE: SAINT OR CYNIC?
Richard McLaughlinFrom July 24, 1948my source: America, the national catholic reviewA tall, slightly stooped, loose-limbed Englishman, looking as though he had just stepped out of a Beerhohm drawing,...
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THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILY 1
The Synod is taking place after an unprecedented test of Catholic opinion throughout the Church. (BBC)Thousands of the Catholic Faithful praying for the Synod'A new balance'my source: BBC NewsOne issue...
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SYNOD ON THE FAMILY - 2 :Second Marriages in Venice from “La Civiltà Cattolica”
Second Marriages in Venice for “La Civiltà Cattolica”In support of the ideas of Cardinal Kasper, the magazine with the papal imprimatur dusts off a concession granted by the Council of Trent for...
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THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILY IN THE LIGHT OF THE NEW EVANGELISATION - 3:
Synod shows potential to advance conversation on familyby Vinnie Rotondaro | Oct. 7, 2014my source; National Catholic ReporterThe extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family kicked off in Vatican...
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THE CHURCH AS COMMUNION: THE INFLUENCE OF THIS THEOLOGY ON THE SYNOD ON THE...
The Ecclesiology of Communion Concrete realization of the Church2012-06-10 L’Osservatore RomanoThe following is the intervention given on Wednesday in Maynooth by the Cardinal Prefect of the...
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,THEOLOGICAL LIBERALISM AND THE SYNOD (5)
"Our diversity in practise confirms our unity in faith." "It is God who has harmonised us in the symphony of faith." (St Irenaeus)Those of you who have read my last post on the Church as Communion will...
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OCTOBER 12th: OUR LADY OF APARACIDA IN BRAZIL & THE BLESSING OF AN ICON IN...
July 27th, 2013, Pope Francis visited the national shrine of Brazil, one of the largest in the world. Full coverage of that event, together with the story behind the shrine and photos, videos etc can...
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Vatican Proposes Dramatic Shift In Attitude Towards Gays, Same Sex Couples |...
Back in 1996, I was hearing the confessions of hundreds of young people in my Peruvian parish in preparation for Confirmation. In Peru, children have their first communion at the end of their primary...
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"GRADUALISM IS ANOTHER NAME FOR LICENSE." NO, IT IS NOT! by Elizabeth Scalia...
my source:The Anchoress Daily Digest“Gradualism is Another Word for License.” No, It’s Not.October 15, 2014 by Elizabeth ScaliaI keep seeing these same six words all over social media:“Gradualism is...
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SYNOD AND FAMILY - 9 -
How the synod process is different under Pope Francis my source: National Catholic ReporterFor those who have watched the synod process since it was first initiated under Pope Paul VI, the current...
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THE EUCHARIST IN THE SYRIAN TRADITION
The Eucharist in the Syriac TraditionBy Chorbishop Seely Beggianimy source: Eparchy of St Maron of BrooklynIt was the divine will of Christ that he would be with us always, and that we are called to be...
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LOOK TO THE EAST FOR CANONICAL-SPIRITUAL BALANCE, SYNOD MEMBERS SAY. (SYNOD...
Look to the East for canonical-spiritual balance, synod members sayPosted on October 13, 2014 by Jim LackeyBy Cindy WoodenCatholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY (CNS) — By tapping into its Eastern...
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THE SYNOD, AN EXERCISE IN "SOBORNOST" (Synod - 11)
One of the key words of Pope Francis' pontificate is "synodality" (I am translating from Spanish) which, in Russian is "sobornost". The synod is an exercise in "sobornost". Part of our dialogue with...
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PRAYER IN ST ISAAC OF NINEVEH by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev
The theme of prayer is undoubtedly the most frequently discussed and most thoroughly developed theme in St Isaac of Nineveh, an East Syrian ascetical writer of the seventh century. When reading his...
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REVIVIFYING CATHOLIC TRADITION by Father Paul McGavin EPILOGUE TO THE SYNOD (12)
my source: Sandro MagisterDiscerning the Bergoglio mission to revivify Catholic traditionThe author is a theologian priest of the archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, and an ecclesiastical assistant...
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