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THE CATHOLIC CHALDEAN PATRIARCH OFFERS TO STEP DOWN IN FAVOUR OF A UNITED...
Chaldean Patriarch gambles on re-establishing “Church of the East”Louis Raphael suggests ditching the heads of the three ecclesial communities that derive from this ancient institution, so that they...
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THE MERCY OF GOD from TAIZE, POPE FRANCIS & ST ISAAC THE SYRIAN
THE ICON OF MERCY from TAIZE The icon of mercyThroughout the year 2015, our Community at Taizé is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its foundation, and invites people to remember its founder, Brother...
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THE PHYSICALITY OF PRAYER by ROWAN WILLIAMS
Dr. Rowan Williams, who recently retired as Archbishop of Canterbury, was one of a group asked by the New Statesman to respond to the topic, “After God: How do we fill the faith-shaped hole in modern...
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METROPOLITAN KALLISTOS WARE ON METROPOLITAN ANTHONY BLOOM
Metropolitan Kallistos: No other Orthodox Has Had That Extent of Influence on the Popular LevelSo what interested him was not systems, but persons and their meeting. Not God as a philosophical idea,...
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A CURRENT OF GRACE: THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL
Pope at Audience: Use Your God-Given Giftsmy source: ZenitUrges Faithful to Use Charisms to Build Church, Promote UnityVatican City, October 01, 2014 (ZENIT.org) Deborah Castellano Lubov HOLY SPIRIT...
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SCRIPTURE, THE GOSPEL, ORTHODOXY AND EVANGELISM
SCRIPTURE, THE GOSPEL, AND ORTHODOXYmy source: Blagoslavie.ruThe relationship between Scripture, the Gospel and Orthodoxy is a huge topic, but is indisputably important. In fact, speaking accurately...
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HUMILITY IS THE FOUNDATION AND ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY
On the Feast of the Kazan IconOur Lady of Kazan, also called Theotokos of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь tr. Kazanskaya Bogomater'), was a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian...
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THE TEACHINGS OF ST JOHN CASSIAN ON PRAXIS AND CONTEMPLATION by Alexey Fokin
1. Introduction.As is well known, St. John Cassian (c. 360-435), known in the Byzantine and Russian tradition as Roman[1], occupies an important place among ascetic writers and theologians of the...
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THE CHALLENGE OF 20TH CENTURY SAINTS: MARIA SKOBTSOVA, ALEXANDR SCHMORELL &...
Source: In CommunionJim Forest | 31 March 2015Mother Maria Skobtsova — now recognized as Saint Maria of Paris — died in a German concentration camp on the 30th of March 1945.The Challenge of a 20th...
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JUSTIN WELBY OF CANTERBURY, POPE FRANCIS, N.T. WRIGHT, FATHER STEPHEN...
ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN WELBYON EVANGELISATIONThe Archbishop of Canterbury has set out his vision for a Church in which every Christian shares "the revolutionary love" of Jesus Christ. "The best decision...
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AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY: A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHARISMATIC...
by(Kim Catherine-Marie Kollins)Blessed Elena Guerra, founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Lucca, Italy at the end of the nineteenth century, urged Pope Leo XIII to lead the Church back...
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BECOMING THE GOSPEL: THE EXAMPLE OF FOUR SAINTS by Jim Forest
Once more, so soon after the last one, another post on St Mary of Paris because today is her feastday in the Julian Calendar, and because I couldn't resist the temptation. She is a living example of...
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TOLKIEN'S CATHOLIC INSPIRATION FOR GALADRIEL by Lady Nienna (plus) GIMLI,...
Tolkien’s Catholic Inspiration for Galadrielmy source: The Council of ElrondWhen one considers J.R.R. Tolkien’s sources for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and its accompanying mythology, one must not neglect...
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HUMILITY AND THE REAL PRESENCE: THOUGHTS ON THE 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME...
HUMILITY FOR ST BENEDICTmy source: Orthodox AmericaIn the year 480 a twin boy and girl were. born into a noble Roman family in southern Italy. Sharing the same womb, they were also destined to share...
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ORTHODOXY AND THE ROMAN PAPACY: TWO VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY OLIVIER CLEMENT...
You Are Peter: An Orthodox Theologian’s Reflection on the Exercise of Papal Primacy By Olivier Clément, translated by M.S. Laird Forword by Avery Cardinal Dulles NewCityPress, 112 pp. $12.95my source:...
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GRAHAM GREENE, THE CATHOLIC. TWO ARTICLES AND SOME VIDEOS.
Faith and Failure in Graham GreeneEDWARD SHORTmy source: Catholic Education Resource CenterThis was the paradox that Graham Greene carried within himself: He professed the reality of the Faith but...
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THE DIVINE MERCY from the Philokalia, from Pope Francis, and from St Isaac...
THE DIVINE MERCYThe original image according to thedescription of Sister FaustinaInterpretation of the Prayer - Lord, have Mercy!An Excerpt from The Philokalia, Vol. 5On the importance of awareness...
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PRAYER AND SILENCE BY METROPOLITAN HILARION ALFEYEV
“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father Who is in secret; and your Father Who sees in secret will reward you. And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the...
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GEORGES BERNANOS, "THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST", A REVIEW BY PAUL JOSEPH...
my source: Crisis MagazineLiterature is sometimes thought of as a treat, as a dessert, as a delicacy. The Diary of a Country Priest, by Georges Bernanos, is instead like a carrot, eaten whole, raw, and...
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THE POPE, THE PATRIARCH AND THE PLANET: LAUDATO SI' OF POPE FRANCIS, AND THE...
The New York Review of Bookshttp://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/aug/13/pope-and-planet/Thanks to Jim Forest for this post.The Pope and the Planet by Bill McKibbenLaudato Si’: On Care for Our...
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