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Online This Week
January - December, 2010
Online This Week is a selection of current Catholic
resources, information
and opinions available online. Our purpose is to provide a
cross-section of theological opinions which are consistent with
Catholic teaching and reflect the legitimate diversity of
Catholic thought.
The inclusion of references here does not constitute
agreement or endorsement of the publications, authors or content
by the pastors or
staff of the Catholic
Parishes or the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
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Online This Week
December 5-11, 2010
CELEBRATE...Advent
...the Vatican's official Advent homepage:
http://www.vatican.va/liturgical_year/advent/2010/index_en.html
...Pope Benedict's homily at Vespers for the First Sunday in
Advent (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20101127_vespri-avvento_en.html
…a video reflection on the Second Sunday in Advent (Catholic
Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/video_detail.html?id=43
…a scriptural “tour” of Advent (Common English Bible Blog):
http://www.adventblogtour.com/
…an Advent reflection on Northumbrian Sequence No. 4
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1218
…an Advent reflection on Crivelli’s
The Annunciation with Saint Emidius
(Catholic Communications Network):
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/Catholic-Church/Media-Centre/press_releases/press_releases_2010/New-Podcast-Series-Advent-Art
…a commentary on the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke
(Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/167_ie_021210.php
…this week’s prayer, study and action for Advent
(PaxChristiUSA):
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs090/1011223557022/archive/1104010222146.html
…a reflection on the theological significance of the virgin
birth (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=542
…a spiritual map for Advent and Christmas (Spirituality &
Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=20474
…what we can learn from John the Baptist (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101202_1.htm
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447416-gospel-of-sunday-5th-december-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—Advent and Life (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447400-vatican-report.html
…Fr. John O’Malley on the context for Sacrosanctum Concilium
(PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/12/04/sacrosanctum-concilium-at-47-john-o%E2%80%99malley-video/
…the meaning of Hanukkah, the Jerwish Festival of Lights
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/december-3-2010/hanukkahs-light/7597/
REFLECT ON...
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-december-5-getting-ready-christmas
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...what it means if you can't save the world (Catholics on
Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.com/considerthis/outside-box/4you-cant-save-world
…the places where Francis and Clare lived (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=5&IssueID=17
…the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke (Boston College
C21)
https://idesweb.bc.edu/c21online/minicourses/birth_of_jesus
…what works—the daily examen (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-39-the-examen
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…the Retirement Fund for Religious (USCCB):
http://www.retiredreligious.org/
...how the Church combats HIV/AIDs in Africa (Where God Weeps):
http://www.wheregodweeps.org/breaking-news/africa-the-catholic-church-is-africa-s-primary-care-giver-for-aids-victims/
…the relationship between Eucharist and mission (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/campus/prayer-eucharist.shtml
…how critics are responding to the Pope’s comments on condoms
(Chiesa News):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1345793?eng=y
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1305
…a discussion of the “chosen people”—Israel and America
(Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1553
CONSIDER...
...the Pope's pastoral approach on the use of condoms (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/popes-condom-remarks-step-real-world
…John Allen’s view of a “conservative” who’s not so conservative
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/only-benedict-could-go-china
…why the economy is sacred (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/3762/the_economy_is_sacred%2C_stupid/
…the church’s role in the public square (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/political-not-partisan
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the moral implications of financial decisions (Associated
Baptist Press):
http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/5913/53/
…the teaching authority of the bishops (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12614
…two kinds of pride (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0028.htm
…the fire of love (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/12/fire-of-love
READ...
...Pope Benedict's catechesis on Julian of Norwich (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31132?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ letter to Congress on immigration reform (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-227.shtml
…interesting perspectives on the institution of marriage
(Mercator):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/scholars_turn_their_minds_to_marriage/
WORTH QUOTING...
"While
the secular world started Christmas months ago, we Catholics are
caught up in a different spirit. We are in a gestating mood. We
wait in joyful anticipation.... Learning to be still and stand
in the mystery of the Incarnation is a catechetical moment. We
must teach the sacred grace of waiting. Without it, we will miss
all of life's amazing waits: waiting for a new sibling, waiting
for supper, waiting for the movie to be released, waiting for
our marriage and on and on."
-- Jeanne Hunt in St. Anthony Messenger Press's Faith
Formation Update.
• • •
Online This Week
Nov.
28-Dec. 4, 2010
CELEBRATE ADVENT...
…blessings and prayers for the season (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/advent/prayers.shtml
…an Advent Surprise daily calendar (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/advent-calendar-2010
…facts about Advent (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/default.aspx?id=20
... a booklet of Advent meditations and prayers, "Imagine Peace"
(The Beatitudes Society):
http://www.feautor.org/id/12272568756
... Sr. Joan Chittister's reflection (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_7_40/ai_111616658/=
...a reflection on the season, "Peace Made Flesh" (Franciscan
Friars):
http://www.hnp.org/jpic/advent/index.cfm
...join your prayer to those of others (Shrine of St. Jude)
http://shrineofstjude.claretians.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ssj_advent_prayer_2010
... weekly video reflection (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/video_detail.html?id=41
…interactive Advent calendar (Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_christianity/holy_days/advent/slow_
down/slow_down_advent_calendar.php
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224447308-gospel-of-sunday-28th-november-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—24 new cardinals (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447309-vatican-report.html
…a trailer for the new book Light of the World--The Pope, the
Church, and the Signs of the Times (Ignatius Press):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/11/watch-the-trailer-for-light-of-the-world.html
REFLECT ON...
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/3scripture-reflection-november-28-where-did-year-go
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...the meaning of hospitality--it's more than being pleasant
(Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/multimedia/christine-d-pohl-grace-enters-the-stranger?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature|
...what's happening now in Haiti (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/emergency/haiti/index.cfm
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...the U.S. Bishops' annual fall meeting (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/dolans-election-overshadows-bishops-meeting
...Pope Benedict's recent Apostolic Exhortation on Scripture
(Zenit):
(Part 1)
http://www.zenit.org/article-31038?l=english
(Part 2)
http://www.zenit.org/article-31048?l=english
…what we mean by “resurrection of the body” (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/166_ie_251110.php
…the original meaning of “social justice” (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/11/real-social-justice
...and the difference between social
justice and socialism (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2010/07/social-justice-same-socialism
LISTEN TO...
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1304
…author Mark Massa discuss The American Catholic Revolution
(America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1216
…Tony Dispigno’s thoughts on “giving until it feels good”
(Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/11/26_Time%2C_Talent_%26_Treasure_%28Tony_Dispigno%29.html
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…immigration reform and the ‘Dream Act’ (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/daring-to-dream.html
…the connection between faith, love and beauty (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/reach-beauty
…how storytelling defines who we are (New Scientist):
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/11/storytelling-20-when-new-narratives-meet-old-brains.html
…the “odd couple”—profits and prophets (Boston College
Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/fall_2010/c21_notes/the-odd-couple.html
CONSIDER…
…Fr. Thomas Reese’s take on the recent U.S. bishops’ meeting
(Georgetown on Faith):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/11/catholic_bishops_tilt_to_right.html#more
...John Allen's preview of Light of the World (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pope-talks-condoms-sex-abuse-resignation-and-movie-nights
…what the new book shows us about Pope Benedict (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7212/In-Focus-Book-reveals-Pope-Benedicts-quiet-stren.aspx
…David Gibson on the Pope and health care (Politics Daily):
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/19/pope-is-no-tea-partier-benedict-backs-guaranteed-health-care-fo/
READ...
...the Vatican's official statement on the Pope's published
comments about condoms (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31024?l=english
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on St. Catherine of
Siena (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31070?l=english
…excerpts from Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and
the Signs of the (Cheisa News):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1345667?eng=y
...November's bestselling Catholic books (Publishers Weekly):
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/religion/article/45301-november-2010-catholic-marketplace-bestsellers.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Religion+BookLine&utm_campaign=c6b85b08a9-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email
WORTH QUOTING…
"We do live in a time when there's this turmoil everywhere. In
the church, in our society, in our lives. That is why we need to
listen carefully to the assurances that Malachi gives to us,
'that the sun of justice will heal.' We need to listen to the
assurances that Paul gives the people of Thessalonica, 'It's OK.
The end time is not here. We must continue to work and build
community.' And we must listen to Jesus in the gospel reminding
us, 'I am with you even until the end of the world'…. This is not a time to give up, to be in despair. It
is a time to renew our sense of awareness that Jesus lives
within us and that we are moving toward that fullness of God's
reign. And have that confidence even now once more to be the
witnesses that we are called to be.”
-- (Retired) Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, commenting on the readings
for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, in his column
“The Peace Pulpit” online at:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/peace-pulpit/not-time-give
• • •
Online This Week
November 21-27, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447231-gospel-of-sunday-21th-november-2010.html
…this week’s
Vatican Report—the new evangelization (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224447230-vatican-report.html
…a conversation
with Brother David Steindl-Rast (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/november-19-2010/brother-david-steindl-rast-extended-interview/7512/
CELEBRATE...Thanksgiving
…start with What Works—A Gratitude List (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-16-the-gratitude-list
...a week of prayerful reflections for gratitude (Loyola Press):
http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/tag/week-of-gratitude/
…five ways to be more thankful (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/5-ways-to-celebrate-a-thankful-thanksgiving
…tips for getting along when the family gathers (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/forming-a-more-perfect-union
…a prayer of gratitude (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/prayer/guided_prayer/an_audio_prayer_of_gratitude.php
PREPARE FOR...Advent
…daily
reflections for the season from Pope Benedict XVI (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/advent/AdvChr.pdf
…take “A Joyful Journey—Advent Day-by-Day” (Catholic
Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=244
...download an Advent Ignatian Retreat and find other resources
(Ignatian Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/advent/
...checkout prayers, retreats and activities for Advent (Loyola
Press):
http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/0ac0798e628b433a8683f1a8d1df0917.htm
…read “Advent in a Crumbling Empire” (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1012&article=advent-in-a-crumbling-empire
REFLECT ON...
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-november-21-solemnity-christ-king
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…how to live the Serenity Prayer day by day (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/09/Living-the-Serenity-Prayer.aspx
...an unusually perceptive assessment of the Church today
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30952?l=english
...a daily photo reminding us of God's presence in the world
(Ignatian Spirituality):
http://picturinggod.ignatianspirituality.com/
…the 30th anniversary of the death of American women
in El Salvador (Maryknoll):
http://www.maryknollogc.org/documents/Something_worth_living_for.pdf
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…how Catholics make sense of suffering (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/holy-wholly-healthy.aspx?IssueID=16
…how moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre evaluates global
capitalism (Prospect):
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/10/alasdair-macintyre-on-money/
…the difference between chance and spontaneity (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0026.htm
…why we can’t hear Wagner’s music anymore (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/11/why-we-cant-hear-wagnerrsquos-music
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1303
…the Amish way of life (Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1539
…author Deborah M. Jones’ discussion of her book, A Roman
Catholic Theology of Animals (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1213
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the relationship between beauty and truth (Commonweal blog):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=10988
...the religious issue at the heart of political polarization
(The Washington Post):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/susan_brooks_thistlethwaite/2010/11/got
_anxiety_religion_and_political_polarization_today.html
...where the U.S. bishops stand in the thicket of American
politics (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12576
…the ethical issues involved in end-of-life decisions (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12585
READ...
...Pope Benedict's comments on the role of agriculture in the
world economy (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30955?l=english
...Cardinal George's address to the U.S. conference of bishops (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30977?l=english
…a review of Avery Cardinal Dulles—A Model Theologian
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12578
WORTH QUOTING...
"Health is a precious good for the person and society to
promote, conserve and protect, dedicating the means, resources
and energies necessary so that more persons can enjoy it.
Unfortunately, the problem still remains today of many
populations of the world that do not have access to the
necessary resources to satisfy fundamental needs, particularly
in regard to health. …[I]ntegral of each one's existence and of
the common good, is to establish a true distributive justice
that guarantees to all, on the basis of objective needs,
adequate care."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in a message to the 25th international
conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-31001?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
November 14-20, 2010
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447132-gospel-of-sunday-14th-november-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Pope in Spain (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224447126-vatican-report.html
...six lessons from the life of Dorothy Day (Dominican
Province):
http://www.op-stjoseph.org/blog/6_lessons_from_the_life_of_dorothy_day/
...Mary's story and find out more about the U.S. bishops'
Campaign for Human Development (USCCB):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6kja5wENwU
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…ten tips for creating a spiritual pilgrimage (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Islam/2008/11/10-Tips-for-Performing-a-Spiritual-Pilgrimage.aspx
…a twentieth century mystic, Teilhard de Chardin (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faces/saints_prophets_and_spiritual_guides/pierre_teilhard_de_chardin.php
…death with dignity and Catholic moral principles (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/ethic-life/2010/09/internal-medicine
...what the mid-term elections tell
us about the moral fabric of U.S. society (EthicsDaily):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/what-do-results-of-160-ballot-questions-say-about-moral-state-of-america-cms-16985
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-november-14-fearless-testimony
... our wounds as "scars of hope" (Faith and Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/sermons/scars-hope?page=full&print=true
…the need for more prudence in the Church (Institute for
Politics & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/strengthening-the-virtue-of-prudence
…a “mutual engagement” between science and theology (Thinking
Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101105_1.htm
DISCOVER…
…what Catholics think about animal rights (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12571
…why marriage is out of reach for the under-educated
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/pure-sex-pure-love-120-happily-never-after
…everything you ever wanted to know about the American bishops
(CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2010/11/brief-read-ahead-for-bishops-fall.html
…seven habits for a happy marriage (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/marriage/mf0138.htm
PLAN AHEAD...for Christmas
...with this "Guide to Gifts That Matter" (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/sites/files/Christmasgiftguide2010.pdf
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1302
…Jesuit Fr. Matt Malone’s take on the mid-term elections
(America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1211
…Facts of Faith—the Gregorian Calendar (BustedHalo
podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/gregorian-calendar
…a discussion with Tim Gray about scripture in modern life
(Christophers podcast):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=740
…suggestions on how to forgive (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/11/8_Forgiveness_%28Larry_Cunningham%29.html
…how religion divides and unites Americans (Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1535
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…why it’s important to keep things in perspective (American
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=46
…the connection between action and contemplation (Center for
Action & Contemplation):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/getconnected/rr_thoughts/The_Greatest_Art_Form.pdf
…why Catholicism was once thought incompatible with democracy
(Boston Review):
http://www.bostonreview.net/BR35.6/muller.php
…how children suffer the most from the lack of immigration
reform (God’s Politics):
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/11/11/in-the-immigration-debate-the-children-suffer-most/
READ...
…a summary of Pope Benedict’s apostolic exhortation on the Word
of God (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/11/benedict-on-bible.html
…full text of the Pope’s exhortation (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20100930_verbum-domini_en.html
…Sean Michael Winter’s analysis of the mid-term elections (The
Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15516
…an except from Roots of the Faith (St. Anthony Messenger
Press):
http://www.catholicsampler.com/viewer.aspx?id=1505&sample=chapter
WORTH QUOTING…
“Over the decades, there has been a continued deepening of the
meaning and role of solidarity. Pope John Paul II interprets
solidarity as the totality of economic, cultural, political
and religious links binding human beings together and prompting
them to help each other to achieve the common good of society….
From his socio-religious analysis, the Pope sees the obligation
to solidarity coming from an absolutely binding ethic; therefore
solidarity is not an option, but a duty.”
-- Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's Permanent Observer
at the United Nations in Geneva, in a recent speech on the role
of the common good in international affairs, posted online at:
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/thecommongoodforum.html
• • •
Online This Week
November 7-13, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447027-gospel-of-sunday-7th-november-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—cleaning and restoring the Vatican’s
art collection (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447006-vatican-report.html
…videos of people who are putting their faith into action
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/video/faithworks.shtml#homeboy
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-198.shtml
…comforting a grieving friend (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=234
...what the Bible says about creation (Little Rock Scripture
Study):
http://www.littlerockscripture.org/en/wtbsa_create_the_world.html
…the morality of “do not resuscitate” orders (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30838?l=english
…the November U.S. bishops’ meeting
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1004488.htm
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-november-7-resurrection-what-do-we-really-believe
…Blessed John Newman’s vision of hope (Newman Friends
International):
http://www.newmanfriendsinternational.org/newman/?p=353
…ten ways to calm down (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/05/10-Simple-Secrets-for-a-Calmer-and-Happier-You.aspx
…praying with beads (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/11/06/beads-of-praye/
…the month of All Saints and Souls (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1021.htm
PREPARE FOR…Advent
…resources from the U.S. Bishops Conference (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/advent/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio)
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1301
…an interview with “the Pope’s Maestro” (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1210
…how the Bible came to be (BustedHalo podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/biblical-manuscripts
…how people of faith cope with economic hardship (Interfaith
Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1530
REGISTER NOW…
…for a two-week online workshop, “Encountering Jesus in the
Scriptures (C21Online/Boston College):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/encountering_jesus_in_the_scripture.html
…an online journey through Advent and Christmas (Abbey of the
Arts):
http://abbeyofthearts.com/classes/online-classes/birthing-the-holy-a-creative-journey-through-advent-christmas/
CONSIDER...
...what the prophet Jeremiah might think about the midterm
elections (EthicsDaily):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/what-might-jeremiah-say-to-midterm-elections-cms-16960
…why Catholics lost the election (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12548
…the unhappy fate of pro-life Democrats (Politics Daily):
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/03/the-demise-of-pro-life-democrats-be-careful-what-you-pray-for/
…Jim Wallis’ analysis of the political future (God’s Politics):
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/11/04/it-takes-a-movement-a-post-election-analysis/
SHARE YOUR OPINION...
...about the relationship between faith and science (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/faithandscience
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the connection between food and faith (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=3&IssueID=16
…dealing with the end of daylight savings time (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-38-sad-that-dst-is-ending
…reforming the “pro-choice market” in health care (First
Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/11/Reforming-the-Pro-Choice-Market
…the need for prudence in the Church today (Institute for Policy
Research & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/strengthening-the-virtue-of-prudence
READ...
...this week's Iowa Catholic Conference
newsletter (Iowa Catholic Conference):
http://www.iowacatholicconference.org
WORTH QUOTING…
“The liturgy of Nov. 2 and the pious exercise of visiting
cemeteries remind us that Christian death is part of the journey
of assimilation to God, which will disappear when God is
everything in all. Although separation from earthly affection is
certainly painful, we must not be afraid of it, because when it
is accompanied by the prayer of suffrage of the Church, it
cannot break the profound bonds that unite us to Christ. In this
connection, St. Gregory of Niza said: ‘He who has created
everything with wisdom, has given this painful disposition as
instrument of deliverance from evil and possibility to
participate in hoped for goods.’”
--
Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus Message on the Feast of All Saints,
Nov. 1; online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-30827?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446944-gospel-of-sunday-31st-october-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the
Middle East Synod (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224446934-vatican-report.html
…Pope Benedict’s reflections on Ramano
Guardini (H20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-The%20Pope/224446940-pope-remembers-theologian-guardini.html
…David Bruce’s “spiritual review” of
Hereafter (Hollywood Jesus):
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movieDetail.cfm/i/825E6596-DAFB-B321-EDF051F0383CAEB2/a/4
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-october-31-2010-what-would-today%E2%80%99s-zacchaeus-look
…the Feast of All Saints (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=4&IssueID=16
…saints who loved to cook (St. Anthony
Messenger Magazine):
http://www.americancatholic.org/messenger/Nov2008/Feature2.asp
…how to develop a discerning heart (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/bob/heart.html
CATCH UP ON...
...the recent Synod on the Middle East (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/mideast_synod
…the latest developments in dialogue with non-Catholic churches
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-190.shtml
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-189.shtml
…how the pro-life agenda will fare next Tuesday (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pro-life-prognosis/
…the best new books on nonviolence (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1011&article=celebrate-the-peace-parade
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/faith/saints/2010/10-08/st-margaret-mary-alacoque
...what Catholics think about Halloween (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2009/09/dont-be-scared-halloween-readers-share-frightful-memories
…music that lifts our souls (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/Bipolar/Music-to-Soothe-Soul.aspx
…what we can do to help the poor (Catholics in Alliance for the
Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/home/thecommongoodforum.html
…how the Catholic Church understands the Bible (Ignatius
Insight)
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2008/bashley_dvmorals_feb08.asp
REMEMBER...Your Loved Ones
...Prayer to St. Jude for Eternal Life (National Shrine of St.
Jude):
http://shrineofstjude.claretians.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=35641.0&dlv_id=50293&s_Affiliate=ssj_
…Sr. Joyce Rupp’s personal prayer for loved ones who have died
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/personal-prayer-all-souls%E2%80%99-day
…resources for remembering the dead (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/
SIGN UP…
…for weekly emails on “practicing gratitude” (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/connections/practicing_gratitude.php
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1300
…why Catholics pray for the dead (BustedHalo podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/prayers-for-the-dead
…Fr. Richard Rohr on the spirituality of the 12 Steps (Everyday
Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/10/17_Spirituality_of_the_12_Steps
_%28Richard_Rohr%29.html
…Krista Tippet’s conversation with the Dalai Lama (Krista Tippet
on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2010/pursuing-happiness/
…Brahm’s “Let Nothing Ever Grieve You” (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/meditation/music/let_nothing_ever_grieve_thee.php
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…what it means to be “100% Catholic” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=3450
…why ecumenism is still important (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12544
…why some people like war (Chronicle of Higher Education):
http://chronicle.com/article/Inherently-Violent-Why/125023/
…the dangers of pornography—“sexual obesity” (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0214.htm
READ...
...the U.S. bishops' official report on the Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-188.shtml
...the latest newsletter from the Iowa Catholic Conference (Iowa
Catholic Conference):
www.iowacatholicconference.org
…Pope Benedict’s address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
(Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2010/october/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20101028_pont-academy-sciences_en.html
WORTH QUOTING...
"...[M]y contacts with countless thousands of Catholics
have yet to lead me to a Catholic who claims not to believe in
the real presence. Sometimes the issue is words -- if
people can't explain the mystery according to official Catholic
teaching, the conclusion is that they don't believe. In
most cases I suspect this is a wrong conclusion. I
interact with the dear, dear people who come to Sunday Mass week
after week so faithfully, and if I asked them what is happening at the consecration and
Holy Communion, without hesitation they would tell me that the
bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of our Lord.
Pushed to say more, they can't. But this doesn't mean they
don't believe."
--Sr. Joyce Ann Zimmerman, in a video prepared by the Notre Dame
Center for Liturgy online at:
http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcatechesis/zimmerman/zimmerman3.pdf
• • •
Online This Week
October 24-30, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this Sunday’s Gospel (H20news)
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224446812-gospel-of-sunday-24th-october-2010.html
…the story of a new Canadian saint, Brother Andre Bessette
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0477.htm
…an update on new cardinals appointed by Pope Benedict (Religion
& Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-22-2010/the-popes-new-cardinals/7327/
REFLECT ON…
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-october-24-not-rest-humanity
…the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/editorial.aspx?IssueID=16
…prayers about jobs and money (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2009/01/Prayers-For-Jobs-and-Money.aspx
…what doesn’t work – revenge (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-revenge-is-not-sweet
CELEBRATE…the 65th anniversary of The Christophers
…view the classic film, You Can Change the World (The
Christophers):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1245
PREPARE…to vote
…the Iowa bishops’ statement, Faithful Citizenship
(Iowa Catholic Conference):
http://iowacatholicconference.org/bins/site/content/documents/FC%202010%20bw.pdf?_resolutionfile=ftppath|documents/FC%202010%20bw.pdf
…what Catholics mean by “the common good” (Catholics in Alliance
for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/home/thecommongoodforum.html
…what you should know about taxes (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/tax-myths
…what our tax dollars pay for (The Christian Century):
http://www.christiancentury.org/blogs/archive/2010-10/what-our-taxes-pay
…two perspectives on abortion:
-- an effort to dialogue (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/culture-war-dispatch
-- why it’s not negotiable (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/abortion/ab0164.htm
…an outsider’s view of what’s really wrong (MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/americas_mad-hatter_politics/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...why Catholic hospitals make a difference (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/measuring-quality-care
…the Catholic Church’s role in the Middle East (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=3434
…answers to the tough political questions about immigration
(Immigration Policy Center):
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/docs/Giving_Facts_a_Fighting_Chance_100710.pdf
…what Catholics believe about angels (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/puti-angels
CONSIDER…
…a quick guide to different types of Catholic spirituality
(Life4Seekers):
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/spirituality-prayer/
…Richard Sipe’s analysis of recent developments in the Church’s
response to clergy sexual abuse (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc3/rs/005_rs_191010.php
…Peter Steinfel’s reflections on the state of the Church in
America (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/further-adrift
…Rene Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry as the root of
all evil (Girardian Lectionary):
http://girardianlectionary.net/res/iss_1-scandal.htm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1299
…Angela O’Donnell’s review of Seamus Heaney’s
Human Chain
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1205
ENROLL NOW…
…in a 2-week Church21 online course, “Encountering Jesus
in the Scriptures” (Boston College):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/encountering_jesus_in_the_scripture.html
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the challenges which face Catholic voters (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12531
...the growing divide among Catholics political views (Catholic
News Service)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1004251.htm
...the Pope’s understanding of the common good (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/pope-or-tea-party
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on St. Elizabeth of
Hungary (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30715?l=english
...John Allen's analysis of the new group of cardinals (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/cardinals-consistories-and-caritas-veritate
...an interview with author James Davison Hunter on how
Christians should live in the world (The Other Journal):
http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=1029&header=examination
WORTH QUOTING…
“Poverty is a multi-dimensional and complex reality... [But] all
forms of poverty affect the human person, who by such poverty is
injured in his inviolable human dignity and enjoyment of
fundamental human rights, starting with the right to life. One
must always remember that discussions regarding poverty concern
human beings; the poor, who are in a situation of dire
necessity, abandonment, suffering and loneliness. Poverty
profoundly affects the dignity of the human person. The human
person deprived of the basic conditions to live decently, is
humiliated, and must therefore be helped to recover.... We have
the means to bring to an end poverty. Do we have the will? That
is the question.”
-- Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio and
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
General Assembly, Oct. 21, 2010, online at:
http://www.holyseemission.org/21Oct2010%20Eradication%20of%20poverty.html
• • •
Online This Week
October 17-23, 2010
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446656-gospel-of-sunday-17th-october-2010.html
…a young Jesuit’s reflections on his visit to Guantanamo
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1203
...episodes of the public television series God in America
online (PBS):
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/
…author Eliza Griswold on where Christianity and Islam are in
conflict (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-15-2010/eliza-griswold-on-the-muslim-christian-divide/7273/
…the opening movement from opening movement Joseph
Haydn's
Stabat
Mater (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/10/music-break.html
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-october-17-testimony-god%E2%80%99s-love
…an Ignatian “Awareness Examen” (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/examen_r.html
…Friar Jack’s perspective on what constitutes real power
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=44
…21 ways to overcome disappointment (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/2010/03/21-Ways-to-Overcome-Disappointment.aspx
...the secret to prayer (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=535
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…the Church’s teaching on end of life care (US Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/2010/docs/bulletininserthilliard.pdf
...St. Dominic and the history of the Rosary (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/faith/heritage/2010/10-04/why-st-dominic-loved-the-rosary
...what the Church doesn't get about the World Wide Web (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30604?l=english
...Eamon Duffy's comparison of Popes Benedict, John Paul II and
John Henry Newman (Irish
Times):
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0908/1224278447741.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1298
…author/activist David Beckman on the world hunger crisis (WJK
Radio):
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2010/09/wjk-radio-20-david-beckmann-calls-us-to-change-the-politics-of-hunger.html
…Gary Malkin’s Be Here Now (Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/meditation/music/music_from_igraceful_passages-i.php
CONSIDER...
...the morality of tax cuts for the wealthy (Washington Post):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/10/are_tax_cuts_for_the_
wealthy_morally_wrong.html
…what the Dalai Lama finds so important about laughter
(Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Buddhism/2010/10/My-Spiritual-Journey.aspx
…information for World Food Day, Oct. 16 (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/food-security/index.cfm
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s thoughts about the “two halves of life”
(Radical Grace):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/rg/issues/Sample-THE_TWO_HALVES_OF_LIFE_By_RR.pdf
THINK MORE ABOUT…
...what Catholics mean when we talk about "real presence" (Notre
Dame Center for Liturgy)
http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcatechesis/zimmerman/zimmerman3.pdf
…Christian faith and human sexuality (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/sexuality-within-a-new-kind-of-christianity
…how the new health care plan helps pregnant women (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/register_exclusives/a-bright-spot-in-obamacare-help-for-crisis-pregnancies/
…shifting political views among U.S. Catholics (Catholic News
Service)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1004251.htm
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s message for World Food Day (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/food/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20101015_world-food-day-2010_en.html
...the Pope's address to the Synod on the Middle East (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30593?l=english
…the introduction to The Spirit of
Father Damie-- the Leper Priest (Ignatius Insight):
http://ignatiusinsight.com/features2010/jdvolder_frdamienintro_oct2010.asp
WORTH QUOTING…
“When the Church recalls the horizon of the common good...she intends, in fact, to
refer to the 'good of all of us,' which 'is a good that is
sought not for its own sake, but for the people who belong to
the social community and who can only really and effectively
pursue their good within it.' In other words, the
common good is that which builds and describes the city of men,
the fundamental criterion of social and political life, the end
of human action and of progress; it is a 'requirement of justice
and charity,' promotion of respect of the rights of
individuals and peoples, as well as of relations characterized
by the logic of gift."
-- Pope Benedict XVI's Message for Italian Catholic Social Week,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-30650?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
October 10-16, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446540-gospel-of-sunday-10th-october-2010.html
…this week’s
Vatican Report—challenges facing Catholic media (h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224446523-vatican-report.html
…a report on
Christians in the Holy Land (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1201
…a discussion of the “politics of compassion” (Salt & Light
Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/catholicfocus/politics_compassion.php
…an interview with Evangelical leaders on the Tea Party movement
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-8-2010/tony-perkins-and-russell-moore-extended-interviews/7185/
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-october-10-testimony-god%E2%80%99s-love
...the season of autumn (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=10950
…Sr. Joyce Rupp’s “apology to my brothers and sisters in
developing countries” (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/apology-my-brothers-and-sisters-developing-countries
…Fr. Benedict Groeshel’s reflections on the joyful mysteries
(IgnatiusInsight):
http://ignatiusinsight.com/excerpts/rosary_chainofhope.asp
…a gay woman’s thoughts on being Catholic (Washington Post):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/10/gay_and_catholic_what_the_church
_gets_right_and_wrong_about_being_gay.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…Catholics and annulments (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC.aspx
...where Catholic Americans’ ancestors came from (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2010/10/on-what-wave-did-your-ancestors-ride.html
…finding God in the events of daily life (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/prayer.html#finding
…the distinction between secularism and secularity
(MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/secularity_vs_secularism_an_enlightening_distinction/
…the differences between the sinful, the miraculous and
the bizarre (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/abracadabra-catholics-do-you-believe-in-magic/
CONSIDER...
...the connection between respect for life and justice (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2010/10/respect-life-and-social-justice
...seven steps which might change our political discourse (God's
Politics blog):
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/10/07/7-steps-to-civility-this-election-season/
…what psychologist Robert Wicks has learned about prayer (St.
Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2010/Feature2.asp
…Fr. James Martin’s thoughts (and a prayer) on how Catholics should respond to
gay suicide (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=3363
REGISTER NOW FOR...
...an online course on how to pray the Welcoming Prayer (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=100
SHARE YOUR OPINION...
...on what you think is appropriate for church art (U.S.
Catholic):
http://uscatholic.org/art
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1297
…a report on the reconstruction of Haiti (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1202
…a discussion about the fragility of vital, evolving
life-systems (Krista Tippett on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2010/fragility/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...Steven Colbert's concern for the least among us (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6984/Openers--Mr-Colbert-goes-to-Washington-and-ignit.aspx
...what Catholics should think about "ghost stories"
(Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/newsletter/no_sub_ministry/2010/09-03/ghost-stories
…the case for legalizing illegal immigrants (Justice for
Immigrants):
http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/documents/legalization-and-the-common-good.pdf
…a renewed culture of marriage (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/marriage/mf0137.htm
…whether the Tea Party is compatible with Catholic teaching (Our
Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7010/Is-the-tea-party-movement-in-sync-with-Catholic-te.aspx
READ…
…the latest documents from Catholic-Orthodox discussions on
eventual reunion (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-177.shtml
…a firsthand report from “the other Haiti” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12500
…a country-by-country survey of Christians in the Middle East
(One Magazine):
http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=201&pagetypeID=3&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1
…a review of Ken Howard’s Paradoxy (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/resources/blog/faithfully_reading/paradoxy.php
WORTH QUOTING...
"Wal-Mart doesn't claim to offer a sort of gospel good news, but
is there any better news to most Americans than 'Save Money.
Live Better'? … Wal-Mart does not intentionally create another
narrative in opposition to the Gospel…, but it does posit
another narrative within which we are invited to participate.
The narrative is one that is no less encompassing than the
Gospel because it provides people with a way to interpret and
understand their lives. Our lives are only part of a larger
purpose of consumption, and the more and better items we can
consume, the more affluent we become. Wal-Mart is not the only
guilty party but is the largest corporate embodiment of the
narrative of consumerism."
-- Nathan Napier, in a entry on the blog Ethics Daily at:
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/news.php?viewStory=16784
• • •
Online This Week
October 3-9, 2010
CELEBRATE…the feast of St. Francis
…with the St. Francis Pledge (Catholic Climate Covenant):
http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/the-st-francis-pledge/
…excerpts from Following Francis (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/resources/books/following_francis.php
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446427-gospel-of-sunday-3rd-october-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – the Pope’s fall agenda
(h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224446431-vatican-report.html
...the video being distributed by Minnesota bishops against gay
civil unions (You Tube):
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Nienstedt+DVD&aq=f
REFLECT ON…
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-october-3-right-relationships
...the connection between individualism and poverty (National
Catholic Reporter)
http://ncronline.org/news/justice/radical-individualism-and-poverty-rate
…an eyewitness report from southern Sudan (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
… prayers for strength, whatever the challenge (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2010/03/Prayers-for-Strength.aspx
…the meaning of life (life4seekers):
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/ourplaceinthisworld/meaning-of-life/meaning-of-life.html
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...what's happening to religious brothers (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/people/despite-steep-decline-brothers-see-hope-their-vocation%E2%80%99s-future
…discerning a call to religious life (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=243
…an
innovative approach for address poverty in America (Catholic
Charities):
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2219
...how to explain "consubstantial" (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30497?l=english
REGISTER FOR…
…”What Makes Us Catholic/Part II” (Boston College/C-21):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/whatmakes-catholicpt2.html
CONSIDER...
...Jim Wallis' plea for truth and civility this election cycle
(God's Politics):
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/09/23/this-election-season-lets-focus-on-truth-and-civility/#disqus_thread
…Friar Jack’s conclusions about pets and heaven (American
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=41
…the religious significance of music (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/music-as-religion
…what Pope Benedict and Mateo Ricci have in common (www.Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1344985?eng=y
LISTEN TO…
…an interview with the president of the Vatican Observatory
(America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1199
…what the Church believes about hell (BustedHalo Podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/what-is-hell
…an interview with the author of “The Fundamentalist Threat”
(Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1487
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...the trouble with angels (U.S. Catholic):
http://uscatholic.org/church/scripture-and-theology/2010/09/trouble-angels
…how the economy shapes our morals (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/does-the-economy-shape-our-morals
…the “manliness” of St. Thomas Aquinas (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0472.htm
…the nature of evil (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/09/rescuing-evil
...the value of a pilgrimage to religious shrines (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30532?l=english
READ...
…the U.S. bishops’ statement for Respect Life Month (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/10dinardo-stmt.pdf
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on St. Matilda (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30513?l=english
...an official statement on Catholic-Orthodox dialogue (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30508?l=english
…religious leaders’ statement on peace in
the Middle East (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-172.shtml
WORTH QUOTING…
“We know from experience how difficult it is to be inside the
present moment because the past and the future won't leave us
alone…. The past haunts us with half-forgotten lullabies and
melodies the trigger memories, with loves that has been found
and lost, with wounds that have never healed, and with inchoate
feelings of nostalgia, regret, and wanting to cling to something
that once was…. And the future impales itself into the present
as well, looming as promise and threat, forever asking for our
attention, forever sowing anxiety into our lives, and forever
stripping us of the capacity to simply drink in the present.”
-- Fr. Ron Rolheiser, in his syndicated column, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=533
• • •
Online This Week
September 26-October 2, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446369-gospel-of-sunday-26th-september-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – the pope in Britain (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224446360-vatican-report.html
…a virtual tour of key states in the Middle East (American
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/special/default.aspx?id=3
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://crs.org/weekly-prayers/
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/3scripture-reflection-
september-26-rich-man-and-poor-lazarus
…how the Amish practice forgiveness
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=17410
…a “thought experiment” about
sin and redemption (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/158_ie_230910.php
CATCH UP ON…the Pope’s trip to Britain
...(the Pope's assessment):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30455?l=english
... (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/wrap-popes-uk-trip
…(National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/register_exclusives/benedict-wows-britain/
…(The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15305
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?date=9/27/2010
…a discussion of Catholic liturgical books (BustedHalo podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/liturgical-books
…an interview with Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith Youth Core
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1194
…Ruth Cunningham’s rendition of Ave Maria
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/meditation/music/ave_maria.php
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…what’s happening now in southern Sudan (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/sudan/sudan-suffering-not-will-of-god/
…a new kind of Christianity, the “emergent
church” (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/a-new-kind-of-christianity-part-one
…the modern face of Islam (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/meet-the-modern-face-of-islam
…what Catholics believe about miracles
(Life4seekers):
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/BelieveinMiracle.htm
DISCOVER...
...what makes a job holy (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/faith/trends/2010/09-17/how-is-my-job-holy
...what Catholics are reading (U.S.
Catholic):
http://uscatholic.org/faithbooks
...opportunities for guided prayer in text
and audio formats (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/prayer/guided_prayer/index.php
...a three-part online course, "Principles
for Growing in Prayer" (My Catholic Faith)
http://www.mycatholicfaith.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=63&Itemid=123
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…what St. Francis and today’s Catholic “millenials” have in
common (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2010/Feature1.asp
…how to judge if the Church is successful
(Catholic Education Resource Centre):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0469.htm
...the Tea Party and Catholic Social
Principles (Politics Daily):
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/20/pope-benedict-xvi-and-the-tea-party-movement-soulmates/
…the connection between the Trinity, the
Paschal Mystery and church music (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/09/24/first-things-first/
...the new face of poverty in the
United States (ABC News):
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Business/face-poverty-food-banks/story?id=11682134
READ...
...the Iowa Catholic bishops' statement,
"Faithful Citizenship for Iowa Catholics" (Iowa Catholic
Conference):
http://www.iowacatholicconference.org/bins/site/content/documents/FC%202010%20bw.pdf?_resolutionfile=ftppath|documents/FC%202010%20bw.pdf
…the U.S. bishops’ suggestions on tax
policy (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-164.shtml
…an interview with Fr. Mark Massa, author
of How the 60s Changed the Church (Religion News Service):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/22/how-the-60s-transformed-t_n_735766.html
…a review of Michael Ruse’s Science and
Spirituality (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/BOOK_20100903_1.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
“The rich,
the powerful, and the ‘just’ find it very difficult to be humbly
open to God; they are full of confidence in their own treasures
and securities. The only real security is the one based on
friendship with God and service of God.... This makes
clear why being rich, prosperous, satisfied almost naturally
implies being arrogant, proud, godless. As human beings, we are
radically weak and constantly try to cover up our weakness by
finding security in power, wealth and status. This deception
will ultimately be unmasked by God's act of judgment. The only
way to salvation is to recognize one's weakness before God and
to find one's security in God alone. To humble oneself does not
only mean lowliness and misery, but also a willing acceptance of
this misery as an act of service.”
-- Fr.
Thomas Rosica in a commentary on Sunday's Gospel, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-30438?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
September 12-18, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224446202-the-gospel-of-sunday-12th-september-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the College of Cardinals
(h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-In%20the%20world/224446195-vatican-report.html
…a perspective on the immigration debate from the other side
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/bustedborders
…an interview with Abbot Barnabas Senecal
OSB (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-10-2010/abbot-senecal-extended-interview/6991/
REFLECT ON…
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-september-12-prodigal-son-and-me
…how our worst becomes the best we have (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=42
…conflicts between power and love in the Church (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12447
…the mystery of Cardinal Newman (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0415.htm
…the wasteland of postmodernity (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/is_your_secret_life_a_lonely_internal_wasteland/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
...the church's tradition of mysticism (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30216?l=english
...a gathering of world theologians in Trent (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/global/trent-launches-world-revolution-theology
…”cash for work” programs in Haiti (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/09/cash-for-work-programs-helping-haitians.html
…what works—reading the Bible (Busted
Halo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/what_works
…the diversity of opinions among Muslims (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/islam-modernity
…religious intolerance in America (Religion
& Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-10-2010/the-limits-of-religious-tolerance/6992/
CONSIDER…
…why we need Catholic schools (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12448
… responses from parents and teachers
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12453
…what God can do when you are depressed
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_your_journey/how_can_god_help_me_when_im_depressed.php
…21 ways to pray your way through the day (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/10/21-Ways-to-Pray.aspx
…resources for observing 9/11 (Spirituality
and Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=15992
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=338
…a discussion of Ignatian spirituality (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1193
…an interview with William Barry on
friendship with God (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/9/11_Friendship_with_God_%28William_Barry%29.html
…an interview with Christopher Bader,
co-author of America’s Four Gods (Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1465
THINK ABOUT…
…developing a discerning heart (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/bob/heart.html
…defining your purpose in life (Christopher NewsNotes):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1199
…the power of positive affirmations (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/#panel-7
…Co-Workers in the Vineyard, five years
later (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/document-delivers-its-promises
...why the economy needs a new form of distributism (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30200?l=english
READ…
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday instruction on Hildegard of Bingen
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30220?l=english
...the Vatican's message to Muslims on the end of Ramadan (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30169?l=english
…a response to Stephen Hawking’s latest book (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/09/much-ado-about-ldquonothingrdquo-stephen-hawking-and-the-self-creating-universe
…Ronald Knox’s “The Church and Human
Progress” (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2010/rknox_churchprogress_sept2010.asp
…Charles Curran’s closing address to the
convocation of moral theologians in Trent (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/global/we-cannot-put-our-heads-sand
WORTH QUOTING…
“We talk about the quick end of summer but it actually dies
slowly. We root for it as it fights, as doomed and gallantly as
the defenders of the Alamo, to preserve its sunlit freedom
against the assault of autumn that takes us prisoner and
repatriates us to the routine days in which we live most of our
lives. The sure sacramental sense of the church is nowhere more
evident than in its designation of this period as ordinary
time…. ...[O]rdinary time, since it is most of the time in the church year,
offers the comfort of an old friend with whom we can be
ourselves. That is, beneath elaborated liturgical theories, the
real reason that the church created ordinary time. It fits the
human. It is our time, the place -- as Robert Frost wrote of
home -- that ‘when you have to go there they have to take you
in.’”
-- Eugene Kennedy in his “Bulletins from the Human Side”
blog for the National Catholic Reporter, online at:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/ordinary-time-time-our-lives
• • •
Online This Week
September 5-12, 2010
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224446126-gospel-of-sunday-5th-september-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the pope and the saints
(h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224446117-vatican-report.html
…more thoughts on the Iraq war (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-3-2010/was-the-iraq-war-right/6942/
...an overview of the Nicene Creed (Religion Teachers Journal):
http://www.religionteachersjournal.com/media/article/25/Excerpt_RTJCalendar1-24.pdf
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-september-5-knowing-not-enough
…two standards—Jesus or the world (Ignatian Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-spiritual-exercises/the-two-standards/
…praying like a child (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/prayer.html#childprayer
…what Glenn Beck doesn’t understand about Jesus (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=3224
…what Glenn Beck doesn’t understand about America (Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-faith/christian/andrew-finstuen-land-of-the-free-home-of-the-exceptionalists/6965/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...Fr. Boyle's effort to give gang members hope (Catholic
Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/people/q_and_a/2010/08-31/giving-gang-members-a-reason-to-hop
...what happens when immigrant parents are deported (Cronkite
News Service):
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083010_divided_families
…coping with uncertainty and hardship (Life4Seekers):
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/uncertainty/
...the Beatitudes (Catechist):
http://www.catechist.com/archive/articles_view.php?article_id=2667
…following your conscience (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=232
…Congo’s troubled tin mines (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/democratic-republic-of-congo/money-from-stone-congo-mines/
CONSIDER...
...what you can do to help Sudan
(Catholic Relief Services)
http://donate.crs.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=20568.0&printer_friendly=1
...an ethical perspective on the war in Iraq (Associated Baptist
Press):
http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/5653/9/
…religious leaders’ perspective on the Ground Zero mosque
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1003555.htm
…Fr. Francis Clooney’s comments on inter-religious dialogue, ten
years after Dominus Iesus (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=3249
…how liturgy develops (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/08/30/liturgical-development/
…what’s wrong with public displays of piety (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=529
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=337
…Scripture scholar John Martens on what the Good News is
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1191
…what the Church says about Unicorns (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/unicorns
…sharing our faith in the workplace (EverydayFaith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/9/2_Sharing_Our_Faith_%28Michael_Wright%29.html
…what different faiths believe about the afterlife (Interfaith
Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...Pope Pius's encyclical on the science of evolution (The Wall
Street Journal):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703846604575447493644515142.html
…why Jesus chose fishermen (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/155_ie_030910.phpy
…the importance of spiritual practices
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/a_guide_to_spiritual_practice/an_introduction.php
…the enduring popularity of apocalyptic
fantasies (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/09/the-appeal-of-a-world-scattered-and-scorched
…the Pope’s visit to Britain (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6848/With-historic-visit-pope-to-challenge-indifferent.aspx
READ...
...Pope Benedict's
message for World Youth Day (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30244?l=english
WORTH QUOTING…
“Just when I thought I had it all figured out, Lord,
things change again.
When will I be able to rest
in the comfort of knowing what comes next?
You, who transcend all time,
who created the stars and set them in place,
you, who are ageless yet known in every age,
grant me the grace to accept
the changes that are happening.
Empty my heart of anxiety,
and fill it instead with wonder and awe.
Release me from the chains of complacency,
and bind me to your ever-moving Spirit….”
-- Diana Macalintal, from a “Prayer to Accept Change” posted on
the PrayTell blog at:
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/08/29/prayer-to-accept-change/
• • •
Online This Week
August 29-September 4, 2010
CELEBRATE…Labor Day
…U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day Message (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/national/labor_day_2010.pdf
…an editorial--”Give Labor Its Day” (America)
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12429
VIEW...
...a review of a new book on the origins of
Islam (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1190
…a retrospective on ethical issues and the
war in Iraq (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/middle-east/ethics-and-iraq/6892/
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…Sunday’s Gospel – Pay to Pray (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-august-29-pay-play
…Mother Theresa, the “patron saint of boomers” (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-patron-saint-of-baby-boomers
…inspirational quotes about silence (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2010/01/Inspirational-Quotes-on-Silence.aspx
…Sr. Joyce Rupp’s Prayer for One Who Is
Moving On (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/prayer-one-who-moving
...the history of the Sign of the Cross (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/faith/praying/2010/08-24/making-the-sign-of-the-cross
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
...smart phone aps designed for Catholic
prayer (U.S. Catholic):
http://uscatholic.org/culture/art-and-reviews/2010/07/ipray-smartphone-apps-faithful
…similarities between anti-Catholicism then and Islamophobia now (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/wrong-then-wrong-now
...why liturgy should "shake us up" a
little bit (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/shaken-so-we-can-pour-ourselves-out
…what’s wrong with tabloid journalism
(MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_bewitching_ways_of_wickedness/
…women’s role in Catholic theology
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/vatican-voice-women-theologians
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=336
…viewpoints on the Vatican’s investigation of U.S. sisters
(Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1462
…the summer’s big publishing hits (America
Podcast))
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1188
…an interview with singer/songwriter Audrey
Assad (The Christophers):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=740
…what teens need to hear about chastity (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/8/24_Chastity_%28Mary_Beth_Bonacci%29.html
CONSIDER…
…seven myths about clergy sexual abuse (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=242
…more opinions on the new Roman Missal
(The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15169
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/08/the-liturgical-expertsrsquo-long-tassels
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/reform-reform-secularizes-sacred
(PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/08/27/what-to-look-for-in-the-new-translation/
...what's wrong with Eat, Pray Love (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/spirituality/eat-pray-love-alas
…why Glenn Beck hates community organizers
(Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1009&article=why-does-glenn-beck-hate-community-organizers
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…Mother Theresa’s legacy (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/united-states/remembering-mother-teresa-reflection/
…how the face of global Catholicism is changing (Boston College
Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/summer_2010/c21_notes/new-balance.html
…religious bias in New York City (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/religious-bias-in-new-york
…what Matisse's art teaches us about faith (America):
http://americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureID=138
READ...
...Pope Benedict's message for Mother Theresa's 100th birthday (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30160?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ statement on stem cell
funding (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-152.shtml
WORTH QUOTING…
"As a young man, Nikos Kazantzakis, the famous Greek writer,
contemplated becoming a monk and once spent a summer touring
monasteries. Years later, writing on the experience, he recounts
a marvelous conversation he had with an elderly monk, Fr.
Makarios.
At one point, he asked the old monk: 'Do you still wrestle with
the devil, Father Makarios?' The old priest sighed and replied:
"'Not any longer, my child. I have grown old now, and he has
grown old with me. He doesn't have the strength.... [Now] I wrestle
with God.' 'With God!' Kazantzakis exclaimed in astonishment.
'And you hope to win?' 'I hope to lose, my child,' the old man
replied, 'My bones remain with me still, and they continue to
resist.'"
-- Fr. Ron Rolheiser in his syndicated column, available online
at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=528
• • •
Online This Week
August 22-28, 2010
VIEW…
…an extended interview with bioethicist Christian Brugger
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/august-20-2010/christian-brugger-extended-interview/6840/
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…Sunday’s Gospel—love and discipline (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-august-22-about-love-and-discipline
…sending a child off to kindergarten (The Criterion
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=104
…St. Francis’ prayer before a crucifix (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=39
…Sr. Joyce Rupp’s Blessing of the Body (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/blessing-body
…ten keys to getting “unstuck” (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/08/Ten-Keys-To-Unlock-Your-Life.aspx
…the Book of Revelation (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/153_ie_190810.php
FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT…
…Blessed John Henry Newman (St.
Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Sep2010/Feature1.asp
...why immigration reform isn't only a
Catholic issue (USA Today):
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-16-column16_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
...why some bishops are questioning the church's "clerical
culture" (National Catholic Reporter
http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/some-bishops-questioning-clerical-culture
...young adults and the Church's teaching on marriage (U.S.
Catholic
http://www.uscatholic.org/dating
...how to welcome Hispanic Catholics (Paulist National Catholic
Evangelization Assn.
http://www.pncea.org/news/ee0810-fernandez-welcoming-hispanics.aspx?idevd=C3C82A1ECEE011DE932778A056D89593&idevm=a2d5a8a106ab4616ab5e80f5e3ed9978&idevmid=3290
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of Catholic Radio Weekly (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/audio/crw.shtml
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=335
…how the Church defines heresy (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/definition-of-heresy
…Jacqueline Novogratz’s concept of “patient capitalism”
(Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/different-kind-of-capitalism-2/
CONSIDER…
…creating a sacred space (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/spirituality_every_day/simply_satisfied/creating_a_sacred_space.php
…the difference between coincidence and consciousness (First
Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/08/mysteries-of-consciousness
…Vatican II’s liturgical reforms (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6788/Msgr-M-Francis-Mannion-Defending-the-liturgical.aspx
…a former Evangelical Christian’s perspective on Catholic
Spirituality (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2007/thoward_cathspirit_mar07.asp
…the theological vision of St. Ignatius (ThinkingFaith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100730_1.htm
THINK MORE ABOUT…
...reading the Bible as a living word (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/faith/praying/2010/08-16/read-the-bible-me
…how God relates to us personally(Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/grace.htm
…the Catholic meaning of time (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Library/Roman-Catholicism/Ritual-Worship-Devotion-Symbolism/Sacred-Time.html
...how to welcome Hispanic Catholics (Paulist National Catholic
Evangelization Assn.
http://www.pncea.org/news/ee0810-fernandez-welcoming-hispanics.aspx?idevd=C3C82A1ECEE011DE932778A056D89593&idevm=a2d5a8a106ab4616ab5e80f5e3ed9978&idevmid=3290
…what young children need (Notre Dame Magazine):
http://magazine.nd.edu/news/16434-time-to-spoil-that-baby/
READ…
...the Pope's homily on the feast of the Assumption (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-30066?l=english
…Fr. John
Pawlikowski
‘s analysis of the state of Catholic-Jewish dialogue (Studies in
Christian-Jewish Relations)
http://escholarship.bc.edu/scjr/vol5/iss1/9/
WORTH QUOTING...
"There's a tiredness that cannot be cured by
a good sleep, a good vacation, or by the right time with the
right friends with the right wine, and it's the deepest
tiredness inside us…. This is a bone deep tiredness that
isn't cured by a vacation, but only by forgiveness.… Before we
die, we need to forgive. We need to forgive those who hurt us,
to forgive ourselves for not being any better than those who
hurt us, to forgive life itself for some of the things that it
dealt us, and, not least, to forgive God for the fact that life
is unfair, so as not to die with a bitter and angry heart.
Gratitude is the fruit of that struggle.”
--Fr. Ronald Rolheiser in his syndicated column, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=520
• • •
Online This Week
August 15-21, 2010
VIEW…
...images of the monasteries along the Red Sea in Egypt
(Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/photo_gallery/38/red-sea-monasteries-of-egypt.html
…a testimony to small town discrimination
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-borders-miguel-mexico-video-2
REFLECT ON...
...the Muslim season of Ramadan (U.S. Catholic):
http://uscatholic.org/Muslim-Catholic_dialogue
…the importance of prayer (Catholic Education Resource Center)
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0997.htm
…Dorothy Day’s thoughts on the bombing of
Hiroshima (The Catholic Worker):
http://www.catholicworker.org/dorothyday/daytext.cfm?TextID=554&SearchTerm=bomb
…what it means to be converted (Loyola
Press):
http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/
…the meaning of the Beatitudes (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100813_1.htm
…Friar Jack’s thoughts about the Assumption
of Mary (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=38
…Frederic Brussard’s “Spiritual Practices
for Hot Weather” (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=20102
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...the promises of new stem-cell technology that is consistent
with Catholic teaching (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12420
…Fr. Virgilio Elizondo’s theology of
“redemptive inclusion” (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/diversity-is-a-sign-of-the-new-creation
…the quality of Catholic health care
(Thompson-Reuters):
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/press_room/tsh/catholic_and_other_church-owned_health_systems_deliver_better_quality_care
…turning to hope in difficult economic
times (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6771/In-Focus-How-Catholics-can-employ-hope-in-times-o.aspx
CHECK OUT...
...a new webpage about religion in the 2010
elections (Pew Forum):
http://features.pewforum.org/politics/index.html
…what children should know about sexual
abuse (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-147.shtml
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=334
…this week’s edition of Catholic Radio Weekly (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/audio/crw.shtml
…selections from The Pilgrim Journey, a CD commemorating
Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain (Catholic Church in England and
Wales):
http://www.thepapalvisit.org.uk/pilgrim-cd
…a conversation with Fr. Timothy Radcliffe (Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=411203
…what Ramadan means to faithful Muslims
(Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/ramadan/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the “science” of morality (The Edge):
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/morality10/morality.haidt.html
...how being Catholic makes a difference
(U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/whyitmatters
…not praying the rosary regularly
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/beads-on-call
…what we can learn from “doubting Thomas”
(Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/ie3/152_ie_120810.php
…what’s wrong with capitalism (MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/capitalism_is_the_most_ethical_form_of_economics/
READ...
...Bishop Zavala's comments on the Arizona immigration law
(Washington Post):
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/08/catholic_
bishops_cardinals_decry_arizona_immigration_law.html
…Fr. Ron Rolheiser’s annual column on
suicide:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=526
…Fr. Eamon Duffy’s analysis of Pope
Benedict’s attitude about the liturgy (The Tablet
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15109
…a review of Tzvetan Todorov's
In Defense of the
Enlightenment (Spiked):
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/reviewofbooks_article/9365
…a review of Tony Judt’s Ill Fares the
Land (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/last-testament
WORTH QUOTING...
"...[T]rue servant leadership in times of significant change
requires a special set of skills. Parker Palmer...speaks to the
importance of holding life’s tensions, what he calls the 'tragic
gap' --'a gap between the way things are and the way we know
they might be'.... Leaders should model patience in order to
give time for others to 'come to know'; they should develop
trust by maintaining a practice that some have called narrative
imagination, or seeing the world through the eyes of the other;
and they should avoid rushing to incomplete solutions while also
recognizing the importance of short-term wins in order to
maintain some sense of hope and confidence."
--Bill Laramee, in a blog for Faith & Leadership at:
http://faithandleadership.com/sermons/leadership-the-wilderness
• • •
Online This Week
July 25-31, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this Sunday's gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224445998-the-gospel-of-sunday-25th-july-2010.html
…this week's Vatican Report--the Anglican decision to ordain
women bishops (h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-In%20the%20world/224445983-vatican-report.html
…a report on the spiritual implications of the Gulf oil spill
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-23-2010/spiritual-implications-of-the-oil-spill/6704/
…an interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput (Salt and Light
Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/index.php
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…a sacramental moment in Yellowstone National Park (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Aug2010/Feature1.asp
…prayers for midlife and beyond (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/midlife.htm
…21 ways to be happy (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/2009/10/Simple-Ways-to-Be-Happy.aspx
…the sustaining power of (boring) ritual (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=522
…Sr. Joyce Rupp's prayer for a family reunion (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/family-reunion
DISCOVER…
…the most 'spiritually literate' movies of the year-so far
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/features.php?id=20046
…the importance of hope in difficult times (Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/lifeissues/anxious_times/index.php
STUDY…
…a seminar on the future of Catholicism (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Topics/Future-of-World-Religions/Catholicism.html
…the impact of living in a digitally 'connected' world (World
Catholic Association for Communication)
http://www.signis.net/article.php3?id_article=4108
CONSIDER…
…Alice von Hildebrand's evaluation of Christopher West's
theology of the body (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/document.php?n=999
…Rachel Johnson's rebuttal to Glen Beck's theology of the cross
(Sojourners):
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/07/21/glenn-beck-and-the-foolishness-of-the-cross/
…Archbishop Chaput's reflections on the structure of Scripture
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/07/fire-on-the-earth-godrsquos-new-creation-and-the-meaning-of-our-lives
…David Bruce's "spiritual review" of Inception (Hollywood
Jesus):
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movieDetail.cfm/i/2427FC17-F958-E890-C16F7CEB76D9DF49/a/4
…what listening to talk radio does to your mind (Moral
Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201007/listening-talk-shows-can-corrode-your-morality
LISTEN TO…
…the latest edition of Catholic Radio Weekly (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/audio/crw.shtml
…this week's edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=331
…an audio tour of the Roman Colliseum (Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=409556
…an interview with a survivor of the Rwandan genocide (Everyday
Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/7/18_Left_to_Tell_%28Immaculee_Ilibagiza%29.html
…Barbara Kingsolver's perspective on the ethics of eating
(Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/ethics-of-eating/
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…Ayn Rand and the culture of death (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0014.htm
…what it means to be converted (Loyola Press):
http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/
…the importance of the imagination (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/gods_imagination_is_ours_to_emulate_imagine_that/
…how secrecy made sex abuse possible (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/scandal-secrecy
…the ethics of unmanned drones (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6698/Catholic-scholars-weigh-ethics-of-military-drones.aspx
…Glenn Beck's misunderstanding of social justice (Religion
Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/2988/glenn_beck%E2%80%99s_%E2%80%98social_justice%E2%80%99_heresies
READ…
…the U.S. bishops' response to exclusion of abortion funding (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-142.shtml
…a new report on how the 1996 welfare reforms are affecting
today's poor (Network):
http://www.networklobby.org/TANF_Report
…a excerpt from God and His Image-An Outline of Biblical
Theology (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/07/god-the-author-of-scripture.html
WORTH QUOTING…
"Father, Son, and Holy Spirit you sow and you harvest and you
are seed for us all… You are Word and you are Action, you are
Provider and Provision; you are Creator and Redeemer, you are
Life itself… Creator Father, spring in us the beauty of your
grace. Plant seeds of hope and of faith deep in our hearts. May
we grow deep roots in the soil you have prepared; and may we
recognize the weeds that grow alongside what's bearing fruit…
Prune in us what is dead, what bears no fruit; and help us to be
fruitful according to your will. Give us the tools to tend our
soil and that of our communities. Send oh Lord, workers to the
vineyard, to tend the garden, to plant the seeds, to water, to
help with the weeds!"
Mirya Roach in a reflection posted on the blog My Catholic Faith
at:
http://mycatholicfaith.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=62:the-golden-bowl-of-praye
• • •
Online This Week
July 11-17, 2010
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this Sunday’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224445845-the-gospel-of-sunday-11th-july-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – a busy summer in Rome
(h20news):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224445831-vatican-report.html
…an interview with ethicist Paul Root Wolpe on the ethics of the
Gulf oil spill (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-9-2010/gulf-oil-spill-ethics/6634/
…life in Gaza, an open-air prison (Troicaire):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Rqiu10WJM&feature=player_embedded
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-july-11-head-heart
… images of Mother Teresa, marking the centenary of her birth
(The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/page/exhibition
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…what Catholics believe about life and death (Catholic Church in
England and Wales):
http://www.dayforlife.org/Day-for-Life/Resources
…incense – just about everything there is to know (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/incense
…the Catholic connection to health care (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=240
…Haiti, six months after the earthquake (Caritas International):
http://www.caritas.org/includes/pdf/HaitiSixMonths.pdf
…Fra Angelico and Gothic figurative art (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2010/07/05/fra-angelico-and-the-annunciation/#more-764
CONSIDER…
…South African Bishop Kevin Dowling’s assessment of the Church
today (Independent Catholic News):
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16465
…and Fr. James Martin’s commentary on Bishop Dowling’s talk
(America blog):
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16465
…the best spiritual books of 2010--so far (Spirituality and
Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/features.php?id=20045
…Glee creator Ian Brennan’s account of being Catholic
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/raking-leaves-racked-with-skepticism
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…how to recognize the Holy Spirit in your life (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/spirituality_every_day/how_to_recognize_the_
holy_spirit_in_your_life.php
…the way(s) Christ is present in the Eucharist (Notre Dame
Center for Liturgy):
http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcatechesis/zimmerman/zimmerman3.html
…the cost of being socially independent (Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201007/americans-the-marlboro-people-self-reliance-comfort-in-abundance
…the debate over immigration (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=91
...and how Our Lady of Guadalupe could help bridge the opposing
views (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1182
…the pros and cons of living together before marriage (Everyday
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=230
DISCOVER...
…more about the Pope’s summer home at Castle Gandolfo (Vatican
Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=406384
…twelve ways to recover from a relapse (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/2009/11/How-to-Come-Back-After-a-Relapse.aspx
...a new website on the church and immigration (Catholic
University of America):
http://libraries.cua.edu/achrcua/immigration/immigration_wel.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=329
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s reflections on Homer’s The Odyssey (Center
for Action and Contemplation):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/conferences/webcast/2010-series/the-odyssey/
…a sample from Mark Thidbideaux’s The Armchair Mystic
(St. Anthony Messenger Press):
http://www.catholicsampler.com/sample.aspx?id=A16964
…Krista Tippet’s interview with John Paul Lederach on how people
transcend violence (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/art-of-peace/
…Fr. Brian Gannon’s discussion of morality in American culture
(Spirituality for Today):
http://www.spirituality.org/
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on John Dons Scotus
(Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20100707_en.html
…an excerpt from Christopher Dawson’s Christianity and the
History of Culture (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2008/cdawson_focchap2_oct08.asp
WORTH QUOTING…
“I don’t think we’ve forgotten, in the present day, the failure of
our senses or the need for faith. But I think that sometimes we
forget what faith means and are struck by a hopeless nostalgia
for what (we think) we can never have: the clear vision of God’s
unalterable and saving truth, through our own eyes…. For the
early church, the Eucharist was a kind of discipline, a
stretching of our own eyes towards the eyes of God, in which we
practice seeing the body of Christ not only in the elements on
the altar, but also in our invisible brothers and sisters. There
is no magic required for such vision, but only unconditional
love formed from gratitude for the forgiveness of sins.”
--Kimberly Hope Belcher in an entry on the PrayTell blog at:
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/07/08/may-we-taste-and-see/
• • •
Online This Week
July 4-10, 2010
CELEBRATE…the Fourth of July
…a reflection on Independence Day (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=88
…an interview with the author of
The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America (Interfaith
Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/
…a perspective on the Catholic voice in the public square
(Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100702_1.htm
…resources from ExploreFaith:
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_christianity/holy_days/holidays/independence_day/index.php
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224445719-the-gospel-of-sunday-4th-july-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—new bishop appointments
(h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224445696-vatican-report.html
…an interview with Fr. James Martin SJ on summertime
spirituality (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/live
…an
interview with Pam Greenberg, author of The Complete Psalms
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/july-2-2010/pamela-greenberg-extended-interview/5955/
…images from Debra Band’s Illuminated Psalms
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/poetry/illuminated-psalms/5861/
…a video invitation to “come awake” and join the resurrected
Lord (Catholic Media House):
http://www.catholicmediahouse.com/store/details/?pid=MM-IGN-0062
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-july-4-people-mission
…how one person is making a difference in Haiti (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jul2010/Feature1.asp
…the worldview of the Gothic cathedral (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureid=129
…Carravagio’s “Call of St. Matthew” (Commonweal Blog):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=8946
FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the U.S. bishops’ new initiative, “Marriage—Unique for a
Reason” (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-124.shtml
...what the Pope has in mind for reforming the liturgy (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/what-benedict-means-new-liturgical-movement
…the
Vatican’s long hot summer (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1002755.htm
…St.
Ignatius Loyola (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/31-days-of-st-ignatius.htm
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS...
...on
what makes you proud to be an American Catholic (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/2010/06/proud-be-american-catholic
THINK
ABOUT…
...Richard Gaillardetz’s perspective on the limits of bishops'
authority (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/limits-authority
…the
challenge of providing justice for juvenile offenders (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12367
…what
is the sacred and whether it can be saved (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/2361/does_the_sacred_need_saving
…why the pro-life movement can’t call a truce on abortion (First
Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/07/the-signpost-at-the-crossroads
DISCOVER...
...16
ways to share your faith with younger generations (Paulist
National Catholic Evangelization Association):
http://www.pncea.org/news/ee0610-boucher-generations.aspx?print=y
…21
tips for how to help a grieving friend (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/05/21-Ways-to-Help-a-Grieving-Friend.aspx
...a new website from the Center for Applied Research in the
Apostolate:
http://cara.georgetown.edu/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of Catholic Radio Weekly (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/audio/crw.shtml
…this week’s edition of
American Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=328
…this week’s World
Report (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/newsroom/world-report/
ENTER INTO…
…a discussion of Ross Douthat’s controversial article on the future of the Catholic Church (Commonweal Blog):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=8929
READ...
…Peter Kreeft’s essay on human identity (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0011.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
“In
the last analysis what I am looking for in solitude is not
happiness or fulfillment but salvation. Not ‘my own salvation’
but the salvation of everybody…. I am here [in the solitude
of the hermitage] for one thing: to be open, to be not ‘closed in’
on any one choice to the exclusion of all others: to be open to
God's will and freedom to His love, which comes to save me from
all in myself that resists Him and says no to Him. This I must
do not to justify myself, not to be right, not to be good, but
because the whole world of lost people needs this opening by
which salvation can get into it through me.”
--
Thomas Merton in Learning to Love, posted online at:
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/newstuff.html
• • •
Online This Week
June 27-July 3, 2010
WATCH…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224445557-the-gospel-of-sunday-27th-june-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—Italy and the Church (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224445512-vatican-report.html
…Fr. Paul Turner’s discussion of the biblical sources for the
new missal translations (Notre Dame Center for Liturgy):
http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcatechesis/turner/turner1.html
…an inspiring video about God’s presence (Catholic Media
House):
http://www.catholicmediahouse.com/store/details/?pid=MM-MED-0005
CONSIDER…
…”conversion ethics” as a solution to
poverty (Ekklesia):
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/why-conversion-ethic-solution-persistent-uk-poverty
…what we’ve learned about "mindful morality" (Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201006/love-your-intuitions-lose-your-addiction-trying-mindful-morality-part-6
...what Catholics think makes a great parish (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2010/05/what-makes-parish-great
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…having a conversation with God (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/what_works
…the Church’s dialogue with non-believers
(Chiesa News):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1343816?eng=y
…the myth of “Pope Joan” (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/06/the-syndney-morning-herald-reports-that-a-german-movie-about-pope-joan-has-been-making-some-waves-in-europeher-story-was-con.html
…David Adam Richards’ Search for Faith in a Secular World
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/rebel-cause-1
…the Cathedral in St. Paul (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article%20/cathedral_is_catechism_in_stone_and_glass/
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Service):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…this week’s scripture readings (Catholics
on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/5scripture-reflection-june-27-lord-will-i-love-myself-enough-follow-you
…how the Eucharist prepares us for mission (St. Anthony
Messenger)http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jul2010/Feature2.asp
…St. Francis’ Canticle of Brother Sun (Friar Jack’s
E-Inspirations):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=36
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=327
…Fr. Dave Dwyer’s response to “bored by
Mass” (BustedHalo Radio):
http://bustedhalo.libsyn.com/i_m_catholic_spiritual_and_dislike_mass
…the story of monks who brew ale for a living (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/trappist-ales
…this week’s World Report—Relief in Haiti
(Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/newsroom/world-report/
…an interview with Mark Hart, author of
The “R” Father (Christopher Closeup):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=740
DOWNLOAD…
…a copy of Practical Guide to the Spiritual Care of the Dying
Person (Bishops Conference of England and Wales):
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/Catholic-Church/Publications/Practical-Guide-to-the-Spiritual-Care-of-the-Dying-Person
REGISTER FOR...
...a July 17 online discussion, "When Families and Children
Don't Go to Church" (Paulist National Catholic Evangelization
Association):
http://www.pncea.org/events/csowhenfamilieschildrendontgotochurch.aspx
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…discovering life from the inside out (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/holding-life-consciously/
…living as a undocumented immigrant (BustedHalo video):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-borders-irving-mexico-video-1
…having more children (Wall Street Journal):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704289504575313201221533826.html
…finding God at the World Cup (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/god-and-the-world-cup
JOIN…
…an online retreat, “Living the Eucharist” (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/programs/onlineRetreat/living-the-eucharist-week-one
…an online summer Catholic book discussion (Aquinas and More):
http://www.catholicsummerreading.com/
READ…
…the U.S. bishops’ clarification on the Church’s teaching on
abortion (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/doctrine/direct-abortion-statement2010-06-23.pdf
...Pope Benedict's catechesis on the Eucharist (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-29633?l=english
…an excerpt from Ironies of Faith
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0409.htm
…Archbishop Chaput’s reflection on the
connection between liturgy and evangelization (Archdiocese of
Denver):
http://www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/4113
…and a discussion of Archbishop Chaput’s
address (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/06/25/liturgy-according-to-the-world-a-dead-end/
WORTH QUOTING…
“The celebration of the Eucharist invites us to become the One we
honor with our song; the One we raise up in a blessing; the One
we carry in procession. That very One lived a humble life of
love for the poor and of service unto the cross. He is the One
we are to follow, to imitate and to become. He is the one we
carry in procession. These processions are not only to be
processions
with the Body of Christ they also are a procession of
the Body of Christ.”
--Johan van Parys in a posting on the blog site PrayTell at:
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/06/23/with-corpus-christi-fresh-in-our-memory/
• • •
Online This Week
June 20-26, 2010
CELEBRATE…Fathers’ Day
…with a video reflection on fathers around the world (Catholic
Relief Services):
http://www.youtube.com/user/CatholicRelief
WATCH…
...this week's Vatican Report--Concluding Ceremonies for
the Year for Priests (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/224445361-vatican-report.html
…an update on Catholic Charities’ relief work in the Gulf
(America video):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1178
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…this Sunday’s scripture readings
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-june-20-who-do-you-say-i-am
…Msgr. Bruce Harbert’s discussion of the
first Eucharistic Prayer (Notre Dame Center for Liturgy):
http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcatechesis/harbert/harbert3.html
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the Catholic response to the oil spill in the Gulf (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/06/gulf-oil-spill-catholic-response.html
…the value of inquiry over advocacy (Center for Courage and
Renewal):
http://www.couragerenewal.org/blog/103/249
…why they say boys don’t cry (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1007&article=boys-don-t-cry
CONSIDER…
…
Fr. Brian Hehir's perspective on the health care debate
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1002486.htm
…Fr. Kevin O’Rourke’s commentary on the abortion controversy in
Phoenix (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12348
…the five moral flaws of capitalism (Jubilee Centre):
http://www.jubilee-centre.org/document.php?id=346
…Joseph Bottoms on the execution of Ronnie
Lee Gardner (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/06/they-did-it
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the various sources and kinds of truth (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/archive_display.php?rec_id=518
…what’s complicating the controversy between the bishops and the
Catholic Hospital Association (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/elephants-room-catholic-health-care-debate
…being Catholic in the face of crisis and
scandal (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1007&article=out-of-the-dark-night
…the future of the church with fewer priests (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6532/In-Focus-Facing-a-future-with-fewer-Catholic-prie.aspx
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO…
…a 40-day online retreat with the late Irish author and spiritual guide
Fr. John O’Donohue (Spirituality and Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=96
DOWNLOAD…
…...a
free copy of What's Your Decision, based on the Ignatian
process of discernment (Loyola Press):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/making-good-decisions/whats-your-decision-free-ebook/?utm_campaign=e-magis-June-2010&utm_medium=email&utm_source=e-magis&utm_content=whats-your-decision
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=326
…a discussion with Parker Palmer on learning to be whole
(EverydayFaith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/6/18_Rejoining_Soul_%26_Role_(Parker_Palmer).html
…an interview with Rabbi Sandi Eisenberg
Sasso on the spirituality of parenting (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/spirituality-of-parenting/
READ…
...Pope Benedict's catechesis on Thomas Aquinas, philosophy and
faith (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-29626?l=english
…a chapter from Romano Guardini’s The
End of the Modern World (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0989.htm
…a glimpse into the soul of Cardinal John
Henry Newman (Ignatius Insight):
http://ignatiusinsight.com/features2010/zeno_newman_june2010.asp
WORTH QUOTING…
“…[P]rinciples are empty if they are not applied to the
specifics of evidence, information and data. Unfortunately, it
is the resistance to evidence and information that marks so much
of our present moral discourse. That is why the 'marketplace' of
ideas, or the 'public square' has become so segmented and
rigid…. As for those who aspire to form the consciences of
Catholic believers, they too must do more than make
pronouncements. They must engage the evidence and data offered
by those who dissent from their opinion. To refuse to inspect
hostile data or listen to challenging information is to reveal a
conscience that has capitulated to ideology. If a nation or
church forms its people to accept assertions blindly, without
supporting evidence, it will form a community not of moral
agents but of menaces. They may be sincere, but they will be
sincerely dangerous.”
-- Fr. John F. Kavanaugh SJ in his column for America magazine,
online at:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12357
• • •
Online This Week
June 13-19, 2010
CELEBRATE…
…the feast of St. Anthony (June 13) (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/default.aspx?id=17
WATCH…
…the video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h2oNews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224445219-gospel-for-sunday-june-13-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Pope in Cyprus (h2oNews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224445185-vatican-report.html
…the experience of pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres (Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/june-11-2010/pilgrimage-to-chartres/6442/
DISCOVER…
...a new Bible search engine in English and Spanish (Catholic
Net):
http://www.bible.catholic.net/
…the spiritual power of silence (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-29-enjoy-the-silence
…six ways to live “ordinary time” (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/OSV4MeNav/ChurchSeasons/OrdinaryTime/SixWaystoLiveOrdinary
Time/tabid/7413/Default.aspx
…what Johnny Cash teaches us about dying (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1006&article=
johnny-cash-s-final-songs
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the challenges facing Catholic Charities across the country
(Catholic Charities USA):
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2067
…the practice of meditation (ExploreFaith.com):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/meditation/questions_and_answers_about_meditation.php
…what makes parishes great (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2010/05/what-makes-parish-great
…the significance of words (America Video):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1176
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (CRS):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…Friar Jack’s suggestions for fathers (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=35
... the environmental disaster in the Gulf (Pax Christi USA):
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs090/1011223557022/archive/1103463878970.html
...one individual's experience of being a Christian in the
Middle East (Opus Dei):
http://www.opusdei.org.sg/art.php?p=34525
…the dignity of work (Catholic Charities USA):
http://www.thinkandactanew.org/
…“rummaging for God—praying backwards through the day” (Ignatian
Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/rummaging-for-god-praying-backward-through-your-day/
LISTEN TO...
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=325
…five meditations inspired by the World Cup competition (Jesuit
Media Initiatives):
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/Worldcup2010.htm
…music chosen to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart
(Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=399879
…an interview with Matthew Kelly on building better families
(Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/6/8_Building_Better_Families_2_(Matthew_Kelly).html
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the challenges of Africa to the rest of the world (Center of
Concern):
http://www.coc.org/system/files/Henriot+Lecture+Final.pdf
…the connection between faith and reason since the Enlightenment
(Fordham Center on Religion and Culture):
http://www.fordham.edu/images/faith_reason//FRTransc_SessIIIKeynote.pdf
…how Jesus might have responded to Arizona’s immigration law
(Washington Post):
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/06/
what_would_arizona_do_to_jesus.html#more
…the moral significance of To Kill a Mockingbird
(Mercatornet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/a_magical_classic_turns_50/
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s homily at the Mass closing the Year for Priests
(Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_
20100611_concl-anno-sac_en.html
...conclusions of the Pastoral Conference on Care of the Deaf (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-29517?l=english
…an excerpt from Priestly Identity and Mission in the Theology
of Pope Benedict XVI (Ignatius Insight):
http://ignatiusinsight.com/features2010/cburgwald_priesthd1_june2010.asp
…an interview with James Davison Hunter, author of
To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of
Christianity in the Late Modern World
(Christianity Today):
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/may/16.33.html
WORTH QUOTING...
"Having a sense of humor is a mark of life-giving leadership, if
for no other reason than that laughter is theologically
profound. Laughter testifies to the finitude of tears. It
beckons us physiologically, spiritually -- even if for just a
moment -- into the reality that all shall not be lost, that we
shall be saved. In this way, laughter instantiates hope....
Laughter is, in fact, quite serious: It is a primary way that
human beings -- uniquely, so far as we know, among the animals
-- proclaim the victory of life, utter forth joy in the face of
suffering and death, and offer foretastes of the time when every
tear shall be wiped away.... In short, laughter is the
difference between life and death. Its seriousness is its
refusal to give in to brokenness and its stubborn insistence on
joy as the final reality of the world."
--C. Kavin Rowe in a column for Faith & Leadership at:
http://faithandleadership.com/content/humor-mark-life-giving-leadership
• • •
Online This Week
June 6-12, 2010
WATCH…
…a
video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224444978-gospel-for-sunday-june-6th-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Church and sports (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224444959-vatican-report.html
THINK ABOUT...
…same-sex parents and Catholic schools (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6483/Samesex-parents-and-Catholic-schools.aspx
...putting our faith in God, not money (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/2010/05/god-we-trust
…reclaiming gems from our Catholic past (Boston Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/spring_2010/c21_notes/recycling.html
…the role of a faithful Catholic media (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/06/bishop-zavala-on-catholic-media.html
…the framework for a new world economy (Center of Concern):
http://www.coc.org/node/6539
…the tension between continuity and discontinuity in the Church
(PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/06/04/continuity-and-discontinuity-part-197/
CHECK OUT…
...May Catholic bestsellers (Publishers Weekly):
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/religion/article/43235-may-2010-catholic-bestsellers.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Religion+BookLine&utm_campaign=77d2ed5e98-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email
…Carl Olson’s list of the 20 best music CDs so far this year
(Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/06/music-lovers-i-will-now-identify-without-prejudice-the-finest-music-of.html
…summer courses available at St. John’s School of Theology in
Collegeville:
http://www1.csbsju.edu/sot/summer/2010courses.htm
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (CRS):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...this Sunday’s scripture readings (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/3scripture-reflection-june-6-fish-and-loaves
…the mystery of the Trinity (Ronald Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/archive_display.php?rec_id=516
…some inspiring quotes about patience (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/04/Quotes-on-Patience.aspx
…the mystery of the Trinity in the art of Elizabeth Wang
(Radiant Light):
http://www.radiantlight.org.uk/image_show.php?id=16&gallery=18
…an abuse victim’s reflections on coming home (Inside Catholic):
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8230&Itemid=100
REGISTER NOW FOR…
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s June 19 podcast, “The Odyssey—The
Further Journey” (Center for Contemplation and Action):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/conferences/webcast/2010-series/the-odyssey/
…Boston College’s C21 summer online course “Spiritual Practices”
June 21-July 2:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/spiritual-practices.html
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…what Catholics believe about the Anti-Christ (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/let_there_be_light_on_the_antichrist/
…fighting slavery in India (CRS):
http://www.crs.org/india/trafficking-prevention/
...apologetics for the Facebook generation (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-29407?l=english
...why mindfulness is important (Greater Good):
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_mindfulness_matters/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Communications):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=324
…America’s summer film preview:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1175
…Walter Brueggeman on neighborliness and
the common good (WJK Radio):
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2010/04/wjk-radio-15-walter-brueggemann-posits-neighborliness-as-a-way-toward-a-greater-common-good.html
…a Facts of Faith segment on J.R.R. Tolkien (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/j-r-r-tolkien
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s catechesis on Thomas Aquinas (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-29447?l=english
…the latest News Notes, “Hope for Troubled Marriages” (The
Christophers):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1172
…an Italian Jesuit journal’s view on U.S. health care reform
(CNS):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1002303.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
Teacher to First Communion class:
What is the first thing
you must do to make a good confession?
Schoolgirl:
Commit some sins.
--Posted on the PrayTell blog at:
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2010/06/05/joke-of-the-day/
• • •
Online This Week
May 30-June 5, 2010
CELEBRATE...Trinity
Sunday
…how we talk about the Trinity (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100528_1.htm
…commentary on the readings (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-may-30-solemnity-most-holy-trinity
…Cardinal Newman’s poem set to music
(Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=396187
WATCH…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel
(h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224444836-gospel-for-sunday-may-30th-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report (h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224444832-vatican-report.html
…an national guard chaplain’s discussion of moral responsibility
for war (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-28-2010/lt-col-eric-olsen-extended-interview/6388/
…”Saints and Sleuths--Catholic Life in Literature” (Seton Hall
University):
http://www.shu.edu/shutube/video.cfm?customel_datapageid_68659=268203
…a conversation about Sex and the City 2
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/thinking-out-loud-sex-and-the-city-2
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…St. Anthony of Padua (Friar Jack’s E-inspiration):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=34
…being religious or spiritual (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=229=
…Facts of Faith -- Ordinary Time (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/ordinary-time
…”Men as Learners and Elders” (Center for Contemplation and
Action):
http://www.malespirituality.org/
…Jesuit anthropologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
(Explorefaith.com):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faces/saints_prophets_and_spiritual_guides/pierre_
teilhard_de_chardin.php
...Michaelangelo's hidden anatomical drawings in the Sistine
Chapel (Scientific American):
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=michelangelos-secret-message-in-the-2010-05-26
REFLECT ON...
…what the world is praying for this week (CRS):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...why we celebrate Memorial Day (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/why-we-celebrate-memorial-day.htm?utm_campaign=3-minute-retreat-daily-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=3min&utm_content=memorial-day
…Francisco Ayala’s perspective on evolution and faith
(Standpoint):
http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/3073/full
…the gifts of the Spirit for the 21st century
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/spirituality/new-gifts-spirit
…the consequences of moral “mindlessness” (Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201005/underwater-world-mixed-morality
CONSIDER...
...ethicist David Gushee's perspective on "illegal" immigrants (Washington
Post):
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/david_gushee/2010/05/illegal_immigration_
and_christian_values.html
…the possibility that religious orders are a model for the future of
the Christian Church (Faith & Leadership):
http://faithandleadership.com/multimedia/michael-kinnamon-denominations-are-wonderful-adjectives-idolatrous-nouns
...what the bishops don't understand about health care reform (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/episcopal-oversight
…what works – solo “playdates” (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-28-solo-play-dates
…seven keys to marriage (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=239
…12 ways to be a better listener (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Healthy-Living/How-to-Be-a-Good-Listener.aspx
LISTEN TO...
…a few minutes of Bach’s Magnificat (People for Others):
http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2010/05/24/magnificat/
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=323
…this week’s edition of Interfaith Voices:
http://interfaithradio.org/
...what novelist Mary Gordon has learned about Jesus (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1173
…Parker Palmer’s discussion of discerning a vocation (Everyday
Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/5/24_Let_Your_Life_Speak_(Parker_Palmer).html
…the connection between the
body and the mind (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/bodys-grace/
REGISTER FOR...
...Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association's summer
online course, "Faithful Celebration of the Mass":
http://www.pncea.org/events/event.aspx?F_d=06%2f21%2f2010&F_y=2010&F_m=6&EventId=63&F_c=2
READ...
…a summary of a new study of Catholic deacons in the United
States (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/cclv/diaconate-post-ordination-report2009-2010.pdf
…Archbishop Mark Coleridge’s pastoral letter on
sexual abuse (Archdiocese of Canberra
http://www.cg.catholic.org.au/about/default.cfm?loadref=86
...Jean-Luc Marion's reflection on seeing (and leading) from
God's point of view (Faith & Leadership):
http://faithandleadership.com/qa/jean-luc-marion-seeing-the-point-view-god?page=full&print=true
…Cardinal Ratzinger’s understanding of the essential nature and
purpose of the Church (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2007/ratzinger_churchgatw_july07.asp
WORTH QUOTING...
“Being ‘spiritual’ does not do us any good. …[I]t works
fairly well when you are healthy and have enough money to enjoy
life, and just want from your spirituality the feeling that all
is well with the universe, particularly your corner of it. But
it doesn’t help you much when things go from good to bad. The
man wasting away from pancreatic cancer will get no help nor
comfort from the ‘spiritual,’ which will seem a lot less
friendly and comforting when he feels pain morphine won’t
suppress. He has no one to beg for help, no one to ask for
comfort, no one to be with him, no one to meet when he crosses
from this world to the next. He wants what religion promises…. To paraphrase Pascal, dying men want not the God of
spirituality, but the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
-- David Mills in a blog for First Things’ “On the
Square,” online at:
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/05/spirituality-without-spirits
• • •
Online This Week
May 23-29, 2010
WATCH…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel
(h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224444660-gospel-for-sunday-may-23rd-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – the Pope’s trip to Portugal
(h2onews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224444616-vatican-report.html
…interviews from Soldiers of Conscience (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1172
…an undocumented worker’s story
(BustedHalo.com):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/bustedborders
CONSIDER…
…how the church prays for the dying (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=33
…why the sex abuse crisis could undermine
centralization in the church (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/autonomy-bishops-and-suing-vatican
…what Christians can learn from Muslims
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/worldreligions/wr0003.htm
…the role of literature and memory (Boston
College Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/winter_2010/linden_lane/assigned-reading.html
DISCOVER…
…the U.S. bishops’ new website devoted to Catholic Social
teaching (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/campus/
…the connection between fasting and
financial freedom (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2010/05/21-Ways-to-Financial-Freedom.aspx
EXPRESS YOUR OPINION…
…on why being Catholic makes a difference (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/whyitmatters
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…why the Dalai Lama thinks things are
getting better, not worse (David Gibson):
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/05/20/dalai-lama-at-radio-city-mankind-is-becoming-more-mature/
…myths and facts about immigration (Lutheran Immigration and
Refuge Service):
http://www.lirs.org/atf/cf/%7BA9DDBA5E-C6B5-4C63-89DE-91D2F09A28CA%7D/FactSheetSFWMythbuster20100503.pdf?msource=SW100518&tr=y&auid=6298645
…efforts in Britain to clarify end-of-life
care issues (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/14729
…ten signs a marriage is in trouble
(Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Relationships/2010/04/Signs-Your-Marriage-is-in-Trouble.aspx
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=322
…Krista Tippet’s conversation with
astrophysicist Mario Livio (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/who-ordered-this/
…little known “Facts of Faith” (BustedHalo.com):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/facts-of-faith/
…the connection between drugs and crime
(America)
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1171
REFLECT ON…
…discerning a vocation (The Way of Beauty)
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2010/05/21/discerning-my-vocation-as-an-artist/#more-421
…the scripture readings for Pentecost (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-may-23-pentecost-sunday
…John Churchman’s vision of “open awareness” (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc3/jc/005_jc_230510.php
…why God created the world (Word on Fire):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/05/fr-barron-on-the-question-why-was-the-world-created.html
…the voices we hear at Mass (Catholic Media House):
http://www.catholicmediahouse.com/store/details/?pid=MM-FLO-0043
…the moral anguish of soldiers (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12324
…key themes in the Gospel readings (The Pastoral Review):
http://www.thepastoralreview.org/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00172
…why Flannery O’Connor matters today
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/women/teaching-chicken-walk-backwards
…what it means to say “I do” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12326
…the best images of priests in the movies
(St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jun2010/Feature2.asp
READ…
…the U.S. bishops’ May 21 statement on
health care (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-104.shtml
...Cardinal Tauran's message to Buddhists:
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/interelg/documents/rc_pc_interelg_
doc_20100517_vesakh-2010_en.html
…Fr. Ron Rolheiser’s column on passion and
purity
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/index.php
…a discussion of the abortion debate in Phoenix (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=8437
…and Michael Liccione’s reservations about the Phoenix decision (First Things Online):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/05/excommunicating-intentions
…Fr. Donald Cozzens’ perspective on the sex abuse crisis
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/examining-crisis/dont-expect-accountability-last-feudal-system-west
WORTH QUOTING…
“In a way, I suppose, it’s easier for us to think of Jesus
having disappeared off into the heavens than to look at one
another and say, “I find Jesus in this person or that person, or
even in the person who has hurt me.” Jesus lives among us and we
really have to try to recognize that and have profound respect
for every person, all of creation, because Jesus is here
sanctifying each of us, sanctifying our world, our planet,
sanctifying all of creation. That’s the truth that challenges
us, not a phenomenon of Jesus, floating up into the sky. Jesus
now lives with God in glory, but he is also here on earth among
us, and it’s our task to discover Jesus every day, wherever we
go, see Jesus living in our midst and responding to Jesus living
in our midst.”
--Retired Bishop Thomas Gumbleton in his “The Peace Pulpit”
column at NCR Online:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/peace-pulpit/being-believing-people
• •
•
Online This Week
May 16-22, 2010
CELEBRATE…the Feast of the Ascension
…commentary on Luke’s Gospel (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100513_2.htm
…from The Cloud of Unknowing:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=8338
…a reflection on the Ascension (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-may-16-ascension-lord
WATCH…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (h2onews.org):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224444483-gospel-for-sunday-may-16th-the-
ascension-of-the-lord.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – the
Vatican’s role in international diplomacy (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224444451-vatican-report.html
…excepts from an interfaith prayer service
to end nuclear weapons (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/international/praying-for-an-end-to-nuclear-weapons/6263/
…a review of Pope Benedict’s first five
years (Salt & Light Television
http://www.saltandlighttv.org/catholicfocus/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the Church’s procedure for resolving allegations of sexual
abuse (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-094.shtml
…how Pope Benedict has changed the tone of the sex abuse
discussion (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/examining-crisis/crisis-benedict-xvi-changes-tone
…the Vatican’s opinion about nuclear weapons (Georgetown on
Faith):
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/05/vatican_questions
_nuclear_deterrence.html#more
…the Catholic ethicist on President Obama’s
bio-ethics commission (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article%20/the_presidents_franciscan_ethicist1/
…Matteo Ricci’s loving patience (Thinking
Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100511_1.htm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=321
…a discussion of the mystery and meaning of
autism (Speaking of Faith):
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/being-autistic/
…Fr. Dave Dwyer’s interview with scripture scholar N.T. Wright
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.libsyn.com/interview_n_t_wright_bishop_scripture_scholar_author
…Fr. Ron Rolheiser on reaching out to the
unchurched (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/5/14_Secularity_is_Our_
Child_(Ron_Rolheiser).html
…a discussion of the common good with
scripture scholar Walter Brueggeman (WJK Radio):
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2010/04/wjk-radio-15-walter-brueggemann-posits-
neighborliness-as-a-way-toward-a-greater-common-good.html
DISCOVER…
…the U.S. bishops’ new vocations website (USCCB):
http://www.foryourvocation.org/
…blogger Brian Coyne’s ideas for a “vibrant
Catholicism” (Catholica Forum):
http://www.catholica.com.au/forum/index.php?id=47246
…the seven top “Catholic moments” on
Lost (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6384/Top-7-Catholic-moments-on-Lost.aspx
CONSIDER…
…what’s wrong with America’s prison policy (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12311
…the moral implications of the Greek
financial crisis (Center of Concern):
http://www.coc.org/node/6535
…whether the “new atheism” is a passing fad (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/04/believe-it-or-not
…Glen Beck and a culture of “moral
tantrums” (Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201004/tantrum-
morality-tea-party-and-glenn-beck
THINK ABOUT…
…why getting outdoors is important, spiritually and physically
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/what_works
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week (CRS):
http://www.crs.org/united-states/prayerline5-10/
…what it means to be compassionate (Explorefaith.org):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_the_bible/david/comfort_and_care.php
…the care that care-givers themselves need (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/May2010/Feature3.asp
…the meta-narrative at the heart of
Christian faith (Fr. Ron Rolhesier):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/archive_display.php?rec_id=513
…ten ways to stop worrying (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/03/10-Ways-You-Can-Stop-Worrying.aspx
…the painting of Catholic artist Henry
Wingate (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2010/05/09/the-paintings-of-henry-wingate/#more-312
READ…
…Thomas Massaro’s review of Robert Vischer’s Conscience and
the Common Good (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12303
…G.K. Chesterton’s three stages of
conversion (Ignatius Press):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2010/05/chesterton-on-the-three-stages-of-conversion.html
…an excerpt from Thomas J. Oord's Defining Love (Brazos
Press):
http://www.brazospress.com/Media/MediaManager/Excerpt_9781587432576.pdf
WORTH QUOTING…
“Catholicism is not only a religious identity, it is also a rich
range of cultural and ethnic identities—Italian, Polish,
Mexican, Irish, Haitian, Vietnamese, Austrian, and so on.
Catholicism is a universal without being uniform…. Catholics
need to be better stewards of their cultural and intellectual
traditions. Too often, they seem either ignorant or apologetic
about their own legacy. Catholics also feel they need to
cultivate humility and charity at the expense of culture, which
is seen as a dispensable luxury. I think many Catholics feel
especially virtuous for excluding the arts—as if having better
music at services might be a luxurious indulgence that would
morally undermine their commitments to homeless shelters and
food kitchens. The poor do not live by bread alone.”
-- Poet Dana Gioia, recipient of the University of Notre
Dame’s
Laetare
Medal, in an interview with Commonweal
magazine, online at:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/public-catholic
• • •
Online This Week
May 9-15, 2010
CELEBRATE…the month of Mary
…resources from Loyola Press:
http://www.loyolapress.com/marian-resources.htm
WATCH…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224444282-gospel-for-sunday-may-9th-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Vatican’s response to the
sex abuse crisis:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224443737-vatican-report.html
…a Religion & Ethics Newsweekly segment on “The Priest
and His People”:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-7-2010/the-priest-and-the-people/6240/
…a video tribute to the victims of sexual abuse:
http://video.catholica.com.au/
…a video tour of the rare book archive at
St. John’s Abbey:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/preserving-words/ss_
arcaartium/index.html#slideshow
…David Bruce’s video review of the new documentary, Babies:
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movieDetail.cfm/i/22C9A553-0F9D-96FE-5E7248861CB7C490/ia/70D7AFAB-B995-E8B8-CE3703B17E308C90
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the U.S. bishops and nuclear disarmament:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12299
…on how U.S. Catholics are responding to the sex abuse crisis in
Europe:
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1001912.htm
…the Catholic tradition and health care:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/May2010/Feature6.asp
…the tragedy of human trafficking:
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-blind-project/
…a Caritas International campaign to
protect domestic workers:
http://www.caritas.org/activities/women_migration/MigrantDomesticWorkersCampaign.html
…how to make an icon corner:
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2010/05/03/how-to-make-an-icon-corner/
…meditating with art:
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/meditation/art/index.php
...the history of the Swiss Guards:
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/swiss_guard/swissguard/storia_en.htm
REGISTER FOR…
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s May 22 webcast on Christ and the new
cosmology:
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/conferences/webcast/2010-series/christ-cosmology/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio:
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=320
…this week’s edition of Interfaith Voices:
http://interfaithradio.org/
…this week’s Speaking of Faith feature on the Hill Museum
and Manuscript Library at St. John’s Abbey:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/preserving-words/
…a reflection on Jesus, the Good Shepherd:
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/audio/robin-ryan-cp-christ-good-shepherd
…an America magazine podcast—the Pope and the labor movement:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1168
…an Everyday Faith podcast on
religious identity:
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2010/5/6_Spiritual_Identity_(Rebecca_Laird).html
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week:
http://www.crs.org/sudan/prayer-lines-5-3/
…how we experience the Paschal Mystery in everyday life:
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/outside-box/4paschal-mystery-discernment-action
…Sr. Joyce Rupp’s six gestures of morning praise:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/six-gestures-morning-praise
…how our images of God affect our prayer:
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/image.htm
…why being faithful is more important than
being successful:
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0005.htm
…the faces of immigrants:
http://www.facesofimmigrants.org
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s message for World Communications Day May 16:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/communications/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20100124_44th-world-communications-day_en.html
…Our Sunday Visitor’s Q&A on
immigration with Bishop Wester:
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6361/Bishop-answers-readers-tough-questions-about-immi.aspx
...Archbishop Mahoney's address on immigration reform:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12286
…Composer Fr. Marty Haugen’s reflections on his Mass of Creation
25 years later:
http://www.giamusic.com/pdf/MoC_article2.pdf
…Fr. Ron Rolheiser’s reflections on letting go of anger:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/archive_display.php?rec_id=512
… an America magazine editorial on what the Church needs
now:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12295
WORTH QUOTING…
"When I’ve thrown my books aside, being petulant and weary,
And have turned down the gas, and the firelight has sufficed,
When my brain’s too stiff for prayer, and too indolent for
theory,
Will You come and play with me, big Brother Christ?
"Will You slip behind the book-case? Will you stir the
window-curtain,
Peeping from the shadow with Your eyes like flame?
Set me staring at the alcove where the flicker’s so uncertain,
Then suddenly, at my elbow, leap up, catch me, call my name?
"Or take the great arm-chair, help me set the chestnuts
roasting,
And tell me quiet stories, while the brown skins pop,
Of wayfarers and merchantmen and tramp of Roman hosting,
And how Joseph dwelt with Mary in the carpenter’s shop?
"When I drift away in dozing, will You softly light the
candles
And touch the piano with Your kind, strong fingers,
Set stern fugues of Bach and stately themes of Handel’s
Stalking through the corners where the last disquiet lingers?
"And when we say good-night, and You kiss me on the landing,
Will You promise faithfully and make a solemn tryst:
You’ll be just at hand if wanted, close by here where we are
standing,
And be down in time for breakfast, big Brother Christ?"
--“Christ the Companion”, a poem by Dorothy
Sayers, posted by Fr. Paul Brian Campbell on his blog, A
People for Others:
http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/
• • •
Online This Week
May 2-8, 2010
CELEBRATE…May, the Month of Mary
…Catholic Update, “Mother of God and Our Mother”:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU.aspx
WATCH…
…the video presentation of this week’s Gospel:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224444075-gospel-for-sunday-may-2nd-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the sex abuse crisis:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224443737-vatican-report.html
…a Religion & Ethics Newsweekly interview with Catholic convert
Mary Karr:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-30-2010/mary-karr-extended-interview/6190/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…the U.S. bishops’ response to immigration reform:
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-084.shtml
…Bishop Wester’s response to the Arizona law:
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-080.shtml
…practicing peace in an unpeaceful world:
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/practicing_peace/index.php
…what really divides the church:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/what-truly-divides-church-isnt-traditionalists-and-progressives
…the future of ministry:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/american-catholic-demographics-and-future-ministry
REFLECT ON…
…what the world is praying for this week:
http://www.crs.org/haiti/prayerlines-4-26/
…the beauty of silence:
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2010/01/Inspirational-Quotes-on-Silence.aspx
…the pain of coping with infertility:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=228
…why we love the Church:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12279
…a testimony to living with a chronic disease:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/May2010/Feature1.asp
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio:
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=319
…Krista Tippet’s interview with Bishop Desmond Tutu:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/tutu/
…theologian Stanley Hauerwas discuss his memoir, Hannah’s
Child:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1166
MORE ON THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS…
…Bishop Cupich on what the Church has learned:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12272
…Jame’s Martin on Reconciliation as a model for the Church’s
response:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1165
…Joseph Bottum on the “permanent scandal” of Catholicism:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/anti-catholicism-again
…and a response to Bottum from John Martens:
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=2803
...what’s wrong with the New York Times’ coverage:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/church-%E2%80%98times%E2%80%99
THINK ABOUT…
…the connection between prayer and environmental action:
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/environment/2010/02/religious-nature-interview-keith-warner-ofm
…where the pro-life movement goes from here:
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/abortion-and-health-care-reform/
…the difference between “old” priests and “new” priests:
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2010/03/men-same-cloth-old-priests-vs-new-priests
…the Church’s need to find a new way of speaking in the public
forum:
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100428_1.htm
READ…
…Fr. Ron Rolheiser’s column on learning to forgive our
differences:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/archive_display.php?rec_id=511
…E.J. Dionne’s analysis of what’s wrong with Wall Street:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/how-wall-street-creates-socialists
…a chapter from J.
Budziszewski’s The Line Through the Heart:
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0003.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
“The 'odd hysteria'
[which characterizes reaction to sex abuse of minors] is not
'anti-Catholicism,' but the longings of the world to know that
the Catholic Church will not give lip service to the Truth but
will live it out. It is the Hope of this world, whether the
world wants to admit it or not. I think that in the challenges
to the Church from those whom we often see as despisers, we hear
the cry of a lost world asking that the bearers of the Truth
deliver on the Hope. This side of God wiping away every tear
from our eyes it is an ongoing struggle, that began with Adam
not in the last 50 years or so, but we can fight harder and
better and deep down the world knows it."
--John W. Martens in his “The Good Word” blog for America
magazine at:
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=2803
• • •
Online This Week
April 25-May 1, 2010
OBSERVE…Earth Day
…a
reflection on the integrity of creation:
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-integrity-of-creation/
...the
pope and the environment:
http://www.zenit.org/article-28959?l=english
…resources from U.S. Catholic:
http://www.uscatholic.org/earth_day
…a new
series from Explorefaith, “and God saw that it was good”:
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/honoring_creation/reflections_on_our_earth.php
THINK
MORE ABOUT…
…health
care -- a St. Anthony Messenger special issue:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/May2010/default.asp
…the
miracles that surround us:
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2010/03/25-Quotes-On-Miracles.aspx
…St.
Mark’s Gospel:
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20100422_1.htm
REFLECT
ON…
…what
the Church is praying for this week:
http://www.crs.org/united-states/prayerlines-4-19/
…a gay
parent’s experience of being Catholic:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/sins-admission
…Fr.
Ron Rolheiser’s insights on science and faith:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224443896-gospel-for-sunday-april-25th-2010.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Pope’s trip to Malta:
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224443892-vatican-report.html
…a
trailer for
Monseñor: The Last Days of Oscar Romero:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1162
CONSIDER…
…Archbishop Quinn’s advice to discouraged priests:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12258
...an
overview of the Pope's first five years:
http://www.zenit.org/article-28968?l=english
...theologian Hans Kung's six points for reforming the Church:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0416/1224268443283.html?via=rel
,,,British playright Dave Hare’s thoughts on the value of
theater:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/apr/17/david-hare-theatre-fact-fiction
LISTEN
TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio:
http://www.franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=318
…what different faiths believe about heaven, and a lesson in
rapture theology from Interfaith Voices:
http://interfaithradio.org/
…a
Speaking of Faith segment about the human and spiritual
meaning of Alzheimer’s:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/alzheimers/
[text at:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/alzheimers/transcript.shtml
]
…Jesuit author Gregory Boyle discuss his new book, Tatoos on
the Heart:
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1161
SUBMIT…
…petitions for the national novena to St. Jude April 24-May 2:
http://shrineofstjude.claretians.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ssj_novena_prayer
CATCH UP…on the sex abuse crisis:
...Fr. Thomas Doyle’s perspective:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/examining-crisis/revising-history-vatican-style
…David
Gibson’s analysis of how the Vatican is responding:
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/18/a-failed-papacy-how-benedict-xvi-got-into-this-mess?icid=sphere_politicsdaily_inline
…Fr.
Bob VerEecke’s homily at Boston College:
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/had-enough/
...Frank Wessling,'s column
in the Davenport Catholic Messenger:
www.waterloocatholics.org/adultfaith/sexualabusereflections.htm#”Focused_on_the_fundamentals,
…a
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly interview with Margaret Steinfels:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-23-2010/laity-and-the-catholic-sex-abuse-scandal/6170/
READ…
…the
English bishops’ new document on inter-faith dialogue:
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