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Online This Week
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
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by the pastors or
staff of the Catholic
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Online This Week
December 18, 2011
OBSERVE…Advent
...a video reflection on the fourth
Sunday in Advent (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/video_detail.html?id=45
…a four day Advent Mission starting Monday
(Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/2011adventmission/
…Fr. Robert Barron on the Advent revolution
(Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-The-Advent-Revolution.aspx
CELEBRATE…Christmas
…St. Nicholas—the true spirit of Christmas
(National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/st.-nicholas-reveals-the-true-spirit-of-giving1/
…what Christmas means to the poor
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13181
…a history of Christmas (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=63&IssueID=31
…bishop Fulton Sheen on Mary, “the world’s
first love” (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/12/as-eden-was-the-paradise-of-creation-mary-is-the-paradise-of-the-incarnation.html
…the Star of Bethlehem and our search for
the living God (Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=414:the-star-of-bethlehem&catid=15:cover-stories&Itemid=68
…Christmas spirit survival guide
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-christmas-spirit-survival-guide
…seeing with a child’s eyes wide open
(Gratefulness):
http://www.gratefulness.org/readings/dsr_chesterton.htm
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450368-gospel-for-sunday-18-december-2011.html
…why this
Episcopal priest thinks it all begins with contemplative prayer
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/december-16-2011/father-martin-laird/10017/
…the trailer for
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/12/watch-the-trailer-for-mother-teresa-of-calcutta-a-personal-portrait.html
...view images of
sacred art from Achim Bednorz's Ars Sacra (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureid=242
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Advent for Creation
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/advent-creation
…What Mary knew (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13185
…how to respond to a fatal prenatal
diagnosis (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/995/when_seconds_count.aspx
…Rembrandt’s evolving face of Jesus
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/moment-recognition
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...the origin of the Jesse Tree
(Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Christmas/What-is-the-Jesse-Tree.aspx
…how migration challenges theology
(PoliticalTheology):
http://www.politicaltheology.com/PT/article/view/11223/10655
…what’s happening among young adult
Catholics (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/12/young-adult-catholics-havent-lost-gods.html
…three of Pope Benedict’s favorite
theologians (Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350105?eng=y
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic
Radio (Franciscan Media):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1359
…David Beckman on feeding the hungry
(AmericaPodcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1307
CONSIDER...
…Fr. Robert Taft’s perspective on liturgy
(Catholic News Service):
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/liturgy-and-life-jesuit-scholar-reflects-his-46-years-rome
…HuffPost’s top 11 religion books of 2011
(Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/best-religious-books-of-2_n_1151549.html?ref=religion
REGISTER NOW FOR...
...a 30-day online course on the
spirituality of the 12 Steps (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=119&key=spws
IN THE NEWS...
…Hispanic bishops address letter to
immigrants in the U.S. (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104854.htm
…U.S. bishops designate January
“Poverty Awareness Month” (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/news/2011/11-242.cfm
…Phoenix Sister’s excommunication lifted
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104835.htm
…a new book on Pope Benedict XVI (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/perils-part-time-pope
OPINIONS...
…Archbishop Martin on why lapsed Catholics
should be honest (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/dublin-archbishop-says-lapsed-catholics-should-admit-their-non-belief/
…Fr. James Martin on the death of
Christopher Hitchens (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/rest-in-peace-christopher-hitchens_b_1153912.html?ref=religion
…Fr. Raymond Schroth on the moral legacy
of the Iraq war(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4813
…Christopher Manion on why the bishops are
wrong (Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/is-america-just-a-protestant-botch
THINK MORE
ABOUT...
…how social
media are changing religion (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/5463/five_social_media_trends_that_are_reshaping_religion_
...why Tim Tebow inspires Americans
(Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Galleries/Why-Tim-Tebow-Inspires-America.aspx
…Mary’s Magnificat in a broken world
(Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolyn-sharp/luke-13956-magnificat-for_b_1146988.html?ref=religion
…receiving Communion under both species
(Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8818/Msgr-M-Francis-Mannion-Contested-practice.aspx
READ...
...Pope Benedict's message for the
World Day of Justice and Peace (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-34004?l=english
…the Pope’s Wednesday catechesis on
Jesus’ prayer (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33985?l=english
…Bishops’ letter to
immigrants (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/estas-son-las-mananitasof-hispanic_12.html
...Wisconsin bishops' letter on immigration reform
(Wisconsin Catholic Conference):
http://www.wisconsincatholic.org/WCC%20Immigration%20Letter--ENGLISH.pdf
…Fr. Cantalamessa on the second great wave of evangelization
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33991?l=english
…an excerpt from Fr. Robert Spitzer’s Ten Universal
Principles (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0068.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
According to Luke
Timothy Johnson, in his
commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Mary “is among the most
powerless people in her society: she is young in a world that
values age; female in a world ruled by men; poor in a stratified
economy. Furthermore, she has neither husband nor child to
validate her existence. That she should have found ‘favor with
God’ and be ‘highly gifted’ shows Luke’s understanding of God’s
activity as surprising and often paradoxical, almost always
reversing human expectations...." Indeed, as Johnson notes, Mary
represents the people of Israel, and I believe she embodies
what the church as the people of God, individually and
communally, should be and do.
--Tobias Winright, in a commentary online at:
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/fourth-sunday-of-advent-the-politics-of-mary/
• • •
Online This Week
December 4, 2011
OBSERVE…Advent
…resources from the U.S. Bishops (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-resources/advent/index.cfm
…print and video reflections (Salt & Light
Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/advent/
…why we read so much from the prophet
Isaiah (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-read-so-much-from-the-prophet-isaiah-during-advent-and-christmas
…the most sacramental season of all (The
Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/the-most-sacramental-season.html
…daily reflections written by Dorothy Day
(The Catholic Worker):
http://www.catholicworker.org/dorothyday/daytext.cfm?TextID=558
…Alfred Delp on Advent as a time to be
deeply shaken (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/12/advent-is-a-time-for-being-deeply-shaken-so-that-man-will-wake-up-to-himself.html
…Elizabeth Donnelly on watching and waiting
(Woodstock Theological Center Video):
http://vimeo.com/32269012
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450326-gospel-for-sunday-4-december-2011.html
…an interview with Fr. Edward Foley on the new Missal
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-20-2011/rev-edward-foley-extended-interview/8865/
…Stephen Colbert’s take on the new Mass
translation (American Catholic)
[Viewer discretion advised]
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/11/30/tweaking-a-1700-year-old-creed/
…what the Big Bang doesn’t explains
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/51-Culture/224450314-from-the-big-bang-to-our-planet-earth.html?cat=&maincat=
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Straighten the Path!
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/straighten-path
...how to tame the desire for more (Shambhala Sun):
http://www.sashaloring.com/id68.html
…living with a broken heart (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/galleries/Has-Life-Broken-Your-Heart.aspx
…the difference between joy and banality
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1110.htm
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the Mexican tradition of Las Posada
(St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=61&IssueID=31|
…why climate change is a life issue
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13163
…the women in Jesus’ “family tree”
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-women-in-jesus-family-tree
…what Catholics should know about Zen
(Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/ecunningham_zen_dec2011.asp
DISCOVER…
…a website with a Catholic perspective on
the Occupy movement (Occupy Catholics):
http://occupycatholic.wordpress.com/
STUDY…
…how Matthew and Luke’s Gospels explain the
birth of Jesus (Boston College C21 Online):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/resources/birthofjesus.html
SUBSCRIBE TO…
…daily meditations from Fr. Richard Rohr
OFM (Center for Action & Contemplation)
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/richard-rohr/dailymeditations
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic
Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1357
…Dubuque native John Schlegel’s vision for
America magazine (AmericaPodcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1306
…Fr. James Martin on holy humor (Interfaith
Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/2011/Show49
PRAY...
...a prayer in honor of the Immaculate
Conception (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers/prayer-on-the-solemnity-of-the-immaculate-conception.cfm
IN THE NEWS...
…how Catholics are adapting to the
new Mass translation (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104664.htm
...reactions to the new Roman Missal (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=16075
…how black Catholics relate to the
Church (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104671.htm
…the New York bishops’ ad limina
visit (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/new-york-bishops-encouraged-and-challenged-by-rome-visit/
…reports from the UN Climate Change
Conference in South Africa (Center of Concern):
https://www.coc.org/ed/reports-un-climate-change-conference-durban-sa
OPINIONS...
…Carl Raschke on the logic of “late
capitalism” (The Church & Postmodern Society):
http://churchandpomo.typepad.com/conversation/2011/11/hunger-and-love-the-logic-of-late-capitalism-unwinds-into-the-postmodern-apocalypse.html
…Sherif Girgis on HHS regulations covering
contraceptives (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/12/covering-contraception-protecting-conscience
…Vaughn Koller on scriptural principles for
public discussion (National Catholic Register)
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/engaging-the-public-square-as-a-catholic/
…Greg Erlandson on reclaiming Catholic
identity (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8770/A-new-translation-for-a-Church-thats-reclaiming-i.aspx
THINK MORE
ABOUT...
…how
Pius XII laid the groundwork for Vatican II (Vatican Insider):
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/news/detail/articolo/pope-pius-xii-10308/
...when is a Catholic “Catholic enough”? (Catholic Moral
Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/catholic-enough/
…whether the Crusades still matter
(Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-rubenstein/massacre-at-jerusalem-109_b_1115003.html?ref=religion
…the type of men Rome is choosing to be
bishops (Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350096?eng=y
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s address on ecology
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33903?l=english
…an extended interview with Christopher
West on the theology of the body (Zenit):
(Part 1)
http://www.zenit.org/article-33900?l=english
(Part 2)
http://www.zenit.org/article-33908?l=english
…a defense of
the Second Vatican Council (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/religione/2011/278q11-Nel-cinquantesimo-anniversario-dell-indizio.html&title=On%20adhesion%20to%20the%20Second%20Vatican%20Council&locale=en
WORTH QUOTING…
"These ancient Christian practices [of night vigils] serve as
an interesting point of comparison in looking at the recent
trend for retailers to open earlier and earlier in the middle of
the night on Black Friday. The question that Black Friday
shopping in the middle of the night raises is: for what are we
willing to sacrifice? Our greatest values and priorities are
revealed in recognizing what we are willing to let go of in
order to attain our highest ideals. Monks forgo sleep in order
to keep vigil, and we forgo sleep in order to get a good deal.
I’m not claiming that we should all keep a monastic prayer
schedule, nor that it is inherently wrong to shop for a good
deal in order to buy gifts that express our love for family and
friends. I’m claiming rather that we can pay attention to what
we are willing to sacrifice for in order to attain the ideals
that we cherish."
-- Thomas Bushlack, in a post on the Catholic Moral Theology blog,
online at:
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/on-keeping-vigil/
• • •
Online This Week
November 27, 2011
OBSERVE…Advent
…waiting in joyful hope (The Word Among
Us):
http://wau.org/resources/article/re_waiting_in_joyful_hope/
…reflections for the first week in Advent
(Pax Christi USA):
http://paxchristiusa.org/2011/11/23/advent-2011-reflection-for-first-sunday-of-advent-nov-27/
...blessing of an Advent wreath (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/blessings/objects/blessing-of-an-advent-wreath.cfm
…2011 online Advent Calendar (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/advent-calendar-2011
…Advent in Two Minutes (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/advent-in-two-minutes
…Fr. Steven Bevans SVD on the art of
waiting (Catholics on Call podcast):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/art-waiting-0
…Advent as a dangerous idea (Huffington
Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-l-skinner/mark-13-danger-of-advent_b_1106409.html?ref=religion
PREPARE FOR…The
New Missal
…Fr. Robert Barron on welcoming the new
Mass translation (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/column.php?n=1928
…James Martin’s elegy for the Sacramentary (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/goodbye-to-the-old-mass_b_1106423.html
…deficiencies in the “old” translation (The
Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/lost-in-translation.html
…making do with what we have (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/making-do-faulty-translation
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450289-gospel-for-sunday-27-november-2011.html
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—the art of waiting
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/art-waiting
…choosing life (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4738
…why Catholics love the Mass
(CatholicDish):
http://catholichotdish.com/spiritblog/a-vatican-ii-catholic-tells-why-he-loves-mass/
…a radical sense of being thankful (Daily
Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/radical-thanksgiving/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...why young people
leave the Church (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33893?l=english
…what Catholics think about changes in the
Church (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/11/catholic-climate-change.html
…the permanent deaconate in the United
States (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/976/servants_of_the_lord.aspx
…how Christians should think about the
world we live in (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=710
…the context for the Second Vatican Council
(Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/11/25/the-second-vatican-council-part-i-one-immediate-context/
DISCOVER…
…how to celebrate the holidays with humor
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4767
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Media):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1356
…Dr. David Thomas on Familiaris
Consortio (Catholic Church in England and Wales):
http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/Home/Podcasts/Catholic-News/Familiaris-Consortio/Dr-David-Thomas-on-Family-Ministry
IN THE NEWS...
…clarifying the U.S. bishops’
“lobbying” effort (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-comparing-apples-and-oranges-leads.html
...what the Oakland diocese got for 57.5 million? (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2011/11/just-what-kind-church-did-orange-california-diocese-buy
…15 things
about the National Catholic Youth Congress (Roman Catholic Cop):
http://www.romancatholiccop.com/2011/11/fifteen-amazing-things-about-ncyc-2011.html
…a perspective on the Pope’s trip to Africa
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/hard-questions-about-pope-benedict-africa
OPINIONS...
…Christopher Dawson on the Papacy in the
modern world (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0171.htm
…Daniel Finn on the morality of
self-interest (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/when-self-interest-moral
…John Wilkins on what was lost in the new
Mass translation (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/lost-translation-1
THINK MORE
ABOUT...
...the social role of institutions (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/david-toole-what-are-institutions-for?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…the social
implications of marriage (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/Marriage-handout.pdf
…priestly formation today (Ignatius
Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/jkeating_interview_nov2011.asp
…facing the challenge of the new atheism
(Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/editoriali/2011/273q11-La-sfida-dell-ateismo-contemporaneo.html&title=The%20challenge%20of%20contemporary%20atheism&locale=en
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s thoughts on his trip to
Africa (Zenit):|
http://www.zenit.org/article-33885?l=english
…remarks of the new Apostolic Nuncio to the
United States (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/usccb-general-assembly/november-2011-usccb-general-assembly-address-archbishop-carlo-vigano-apostolic-nuncio.cfm
…a review of Why Priests Are Happy
(Catholic Books Review):
http://www.catholicbooksreview.org/2011/rossetti.htm
WORTH QUOTING…
"Waiting
is essential to the spiritual life. But waiting as a disciple
of Jesus is not an empty waiting. It is a waiting with a
promise in our hearts that makes already present what we are
waiting for. We wait during Advent for the birth of Jesus. We
wait after Easter for the coming of the Spirit, and after the
ascension of Jesus we wait for his coming again in glory. We
are always waiting, but it is a waiting in the conviction that
we have already seen God's footsteps. Waiting for God is an
active, alert - yes, joyful - waiting. As we wait we remember
him for whom we are waiting, and as we remember him we create a
community ready to welcome him when he comes."
-- from a reflection by Henri Nouwen,
posted online by the Nouwen Society.
• • •
Online This Week
November 20, 2011
CELEBRATE...Advent
…a season of surprises (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=58&IssueID=30
…daily reflections (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=257
…the best gifts of Advent and Christmas
(Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8676/True-gifts-of-Advent-and-Christmas.aspx
…take time for family prayer (TheWord Among
Us):
http://wau.org/resources/article/re_take_time_for_advent_family_prayer/
…Joyce Rupp says, open some doors (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2008/11/open-some-doors-advent
…prayers, reflections and resources for
celebrating Advent (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/liturgical-year-advent.htm
…more Advent prayers, reflections and
resources (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_christianity/holy_days/advent/index.php?ht=
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450280-gospel-for-sunday-20-november-2011.html
…a video about the sacrament of marriage (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/matrimony-why-make-it-catholic
…a comparison of sex abuse in the church
and Penn State (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/november-18-2011/penn-state-and-clergy-sex-abuse-parallels/9947/
…Fr. James Martin SJ on the pathology of
sex abuse—in the church or in sports (American Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1303
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Trust and a Trip to Zambia
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/trust-and-trip-zambia
…our naïve ideas about love (Fr. Ron
Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=707
…the contradiction of Christ’s power
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4752
…the fifteenth anniversary of Cardinal
Bernardine’s death (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/apostle-of-common-ground-in-memory-of-joseph-cardinal-bernardin/
…keeping a gratitude journal (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/taking-inventory-giving-thanks
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…top five changes in the Mass (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/top-five-mass-changes
...why Catholics anoint the sick
(U.S. Catholic)
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/09/why-do-we-annoint-sick
…Aidin Ballou, an American apostle of
nonviolence (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/adin-ballous-vision-nonviolence
…Blessed John Paul II’s theology of the
body (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33848?l=english
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Media):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1355
…author Bob Lupton discuss toxic, one-way
charity (Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/2011/Show47
REGISTER NOW FOR...
...a six-week Advent/Christmas
e-course, "Child of the Light" (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=117&key=sp
IN THE NEWS...
…the Pope’s second trip to Africa
(National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-arrives-in-benin-and-talks-of-gods-friendship-with-humanity/
…summary of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104473.htm
...the origin and status of the Vatican's
financial reform "Note" (Catholic News Service):
http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/did-cardinal-bertone-really-disown-the-document-on-economic-reform/
...the U.S. bishops and economic
issues (Religion News Service):
http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/25_years_later_bishops_stay_mum_on_economic_turmoil1/
…hating the sinner as well as the sin
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/11/hating-the-sinners-at-penn-state
OPINIONS...
…Bishop Serratelli on the Occupy
movement—it’s not just about money (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/column.php?n=1925
…Fr. William Graham on ritual diversity
after the Roman Missal III (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/11/15/models-for-the-emerging-church-promises-and-threats/
…Henry Karlson on the danger of theological catchphrases
(Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/11/17/more-than-a-sleeve/#more-20237
…an editorial on the challenge of inactive
Catholics (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161998
…Parker Palmer on healing the heart of
democracy (On Being):
http://blog.onbeing.org/post/12684422648/parker-palmer-on-healing-the-heart-of-democracy
…Steven Mosher on underpopulation (Catholic
World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/972/underpopulationthe_real_problem.aspx
THINK MORE
ABOUT...
...the Church's "clerical culture"
(Commonweal):
http://commonwealmagazine.org/verdicts/?p=705|
...the value of learning to fail (Faith &
Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/c-kavin-rowe-failure-christ-shaped-leadership?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…why we’re going to say “and with your
spirit” (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20111116_1.htm
…moral issues about “Black Friday” (Catholic
Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/black-friday-injustices/
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on
Psalm 110 (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33840?l=english
…Archbishop Dolan’s address to the U.S.
Bishops (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/usccb-general-assembly/usccb-2011-november-general-assembly-presidential-address.cfm
…an interview with author Deirdre Cornell
on a cross-cultural appreciation of Mary (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/crossing-borders-virgin-mary
WORTH QUOTING…
"The word 'conversation' comes from
the same Latin root as 'convergence.' If you see conversation
as an ascetical discipline -- not just chitchat but a costly
entering into and an openness to another who may have a very
different and threatening point of view -- then you may find
that convergence is not that I agree with you or you with me but
that I no longer see you as a threat and alien. Instead, I see
you as a brother or sister in the Lord, even though there is
this terrible divide between us."
-- Frank Griswold, former presiding
bishop of the Episcopal Church, in an interview with Faith &
Leadership, online at:
http://www.faithandleadership.com/qa/frank-griswold-maybe-the-desert-time?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
• • •
Online This Week
November 13, 2011
CELEBRATE…Thanksgiving
…suggestions for family celebrations
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/thanksgiving/givethanks_feast.asp
…Thanksgiving Prayer (U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers/thanksgiving-day-prayer.cfm
...24 ways to practice thanks-giving (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=16274
…gratitude to God (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/united-states/grateful-to-god-beyond-obedience/
…how to reclaim Thanksgiving (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8646/Openers-How-Catholics-can-reclaim-the-American-fe.aspx
VIEW...
…a video on Penance (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/penance-why-we-confess
…an interview with Fr. Richard Rohr
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/november-11-2011/richard-rohr/9902/
…an interview with Cardinal Francis George
(Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/cardinal-francis-george.php
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Unrealistic Expectations
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/unrealistic-expectations
…the value and promise of change (Everyday
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=246
…getting personal about homelessness
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13142
…encountering the “other” (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/a-story-of-encountering-%E2%80%9Cthe-other%E2%80%9D-with-further-reflections-on-a-theologian%E2%80%99s-role/
…how daVinci portrayed the sacred and
divine (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161970
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…Paul’s letter to the Colossians (The
Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=412:pauls-letter-to-the-colossians-the-body-the-church-the-message&catid=26:church-teaching&Itemid=33
…the Retirement Fund for Religious
collection (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/news/2011/11-224.cfm
…Pope John XXIII and the Cuban missile
crisis (Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/preventing-war-pope-john-xxiii-and-the-cuban-missile-crisis
…five popular heresies (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/top-5-heresies-i-wouldve-believed-without-the-authority-of-the-church/
DISCOVER…
…how to read the Bible (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/magazine/2011/11/how-read-bible
…the “Catholic Dr. Spock” (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/a-catholic-alternative-to-dr.-spock/
DO SOMETHING…
…about gun smuggling in Mexico (Fellowship
of Reconciliation):
http://forusa.org/blogs/john-lindsay-poland/help-stop-gun-violence-mexico/9826
REGISTER FOR...
...Tom Quinlan's Nov. 16 webinar, "Striving to be an
Evangelizing Church" (Paulist Evangelization Ministries):
http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=132256006&message_id=1610640&user_id=PNCEA&group_
id=132680&jobid=7850544
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic
Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1354
…an interview with Arthur Zajonc, a
contemplative physicist (On Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/holding-life-consciously/
IN THE NEWS…
…the U.S. Bishops’ fall general assembly
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/usccb-general-assembly/meetings/index.cfm
…relations between the Church and the Media
(Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/cultura/2011/261q11-Bisogna-sapere-essere-antichi-e-moderni.html&title=We%20need%20to%20know%20how%20to%20be%20ancient%20and%20modern&locale=en
…2011 American Values Survey (Faith in
Public Life):
http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/2011/11/poll_of_the_week_2011_american.html
…differences of opinion over John Paul II’s
“theology of the body” (Catholic News Agency)
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-official-urges-calm-in-theology-of-the-body-debates/
…summary of the Catholics in America survey
(Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/thecommongoodforum.html
OPINIONS...
…the Vatican’s
banker on the economic crisis
(Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/editoriali/2011/254q11-Un-nuovo-modello-di-leadership.html&title=A%20new%20model%20of%20leadership&locale=en
…John Berkman on clergy sexual abuse
(Catholic Moral Theology):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0403.htm
...Brad Miner on crime and punishment at
Penn State (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/crime-and-punishment-at-penn-state.html
…Maria Riley on hunger and climate change
(Center of Concern):
https://www.coc.org/gwp/facing-future-hunger-and-climate-change
…Charles Morris on income disparity
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/polls-apart
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…baptism and social justice (U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/baptism-handout.pdf
…balancing acceptance and trying to change
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-55-between-acceptance-and-thirst
…who’s “Catholic enough” (Catholic Moral
Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/catholic-enough/
…staying human in a media age (Harvard
Divinity Bulletin):
http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news-events/harvard-divinity-bulletin/articles/staying-human-in-a-media-age
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on
Psalm 119 (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33795?l=english
…Archbishop Chaput’s address on Catholics
and the American future (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/11/catholics-and-the-next-america
…an interview with the author of Mother
Teresa of Calcutta (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/953/preaching_by_charity.aspx
…an excerpt from Saints at the Dinner Table
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Nov2008/Feature2.asp\
…a review of a new edition of Auden’s Age
of Anxiety (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/dive-third-avenue
WORTH QUOTING…
“Through work, man experiences himself as
subject, a participant in the creative plan of God. This
explains why the lack of work or precarious work undermines
man's dignity, creating not only situations of injustice and
poverty, which frequently degenerate into despair, criminality
and violence, but also into an identity crisis in persons.
Hence, it is urgent that effective measures, serious and
accurate approaches should arise everywhere...which will lead to finding ways so
that all will have access to fitting, stable and well
remunerated work, through which they are sanctified and
participate actively in the development of society, combining
intense and responsible work with appropriate times for a rich,
fruitful and harmonious family life.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in a message to a
family conference in Ecuador, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33818?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
November 6, 2011
VIEW...
…a video about the Sacrament of
Anointing (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/anointing-of-the-sick-who-its-for
…a photo essay on evangelization
(Maryknoll Magazine):
http://www.maryknollmagazine.org/index.php/photo-essay?gid=29
…a discussion of religious
pilgrimages (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/november-4-2011/religious-pilgrimage/9863/
…Fr. Thomas Kocik’s overview of the
New Liturgical Movement (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2011/10/placing-the-extraordinary-and-the-ordinary-in-context-fr-thomas-kocik-on-the-liturgical-reform-movement/
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—we are the wise and
foolish virgins (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/we-are-wise-and-foolish-virgins
…the difference between celebrities
and saints (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/the-spectacle-of-kim-kardashian-and-and-image-of-the-saint/
…the life of St. Martin de Porres
(The Word Among Us):
http://wau.org/resources/article/re_martin_de_porres_saint_of_the_least/
…the virtue of hope, an antidote for
despair (The Pastoral Review):
http://www.thepastoralreview.org/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00190
…the connections between love, faith
and ritual (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=701
…the essential qualities of prayer
(Integrated Catholic Life):
http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2011/10/deacon-bickerstaff-the-essential-qualities-of-prayer/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the history of All Saints Day
(BeliefNet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Holidays/Halloween/Why-Do-We-Celebrate-All-Saints-Day.aspx
…what faith is, and what it isn’t
(Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/Written-Word/articles-commentaries/October-2011/What-Faith-Is-and-What-it-Isn-t.aspx
…how to think about death and
Purgatory (Thinking Catholic):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20111028_1.htm
…the translation principles behind
the new Roman Missal (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article%20/new-mass-translation-and-gods-long-nose/
DISCOVER…
…the improbable relationship between Thomas Merton and Dorothy
Day (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2011/09/work-hard-pray-hard-dorthy-day-and-thomas-merton
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1353
…Elaine Heath on the theological insights of the Twilight
series (WJK Radio):
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2011/10/wjk-radio-33-elaine-a-heath-explores-women-sex-and-god-in-twilight.html
IN THE NEWS…
…the first U.S. bishops’ ad limina visit (Whispers in the
Loggia):
http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2011/11/at-long-last-threshold-us-ad-limina.html
…”snarky” reactions to the Vatican Note on financial reform (Our
Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8612/Snarky-attacks-on-Vatican-financial-document.aspx
…another view on “overpopulation” (Osservatore Romano)
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/editoriali/2011/253q11-La-sovrappopolazione-da-un-altro-punto-di-v.html&title=Overpopulation%20from%20another%20point%20of%20view&locale=en
…survey results on shifts in parish life (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/catholics-america/how-parish-life-has-changed
…reconciliation with Society of St. Pius unlikely soon (Catholic
News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pius-x-society-leader-doubtful-of-reconciliation-with-vatican/
…disturbing facts about who gets abortions and why (Catholic
Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/disturbing-new-abortion-demographics/
OPINIONS...
...NCR editors on the task facing
U.S. bishops (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/uphill-slog-bishops
...Nick Sementelli on income
inequality (Faith in Public Life):
http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/2011/10/why_pope_benedict_disagrees_wi.html
...George Weigel on the decline of
progressive Catholics (National Review Online):
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/281654/desperate-churchmice-george-weigel
…Jamie Manson on the future of women religious (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/future-religious-life-and-plight-young-adult-catholic-women
…Robert Royal on the “Nanny State” (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/the-nanny-state-as-mother-church.html
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the anniversary of Justice in the World (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13132
…what it means to be “catholic” (One):
http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=3573&pagetypeID=4&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1
…praying for the dead (Vox
Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/11/02/praying-for-the-dead/#more-20041
…the legacy of Steve Jobs (Notre Dame
Magazine):
http://magazine.nd.edu/news/27089-where-steve-jobs-left-us/
…making a decision for God and
neighbor (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/walter-brueggemann/joshua-2413a-1425_b_1070263.html?ref=religion
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis
on life and death (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33761?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ letter in support
of the Defense of Marriage Act (U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/marriage/promotion-and-defense-of-marriage/upload/Cordileone-to-Senate-Judiciary-Committee-DOMA-Nov-2-2011.pdf
…a review of Matthew Shadle’s The
Origins of War (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13124
WORTH QUOTING…
“My own opinion is that the great majority of church-going
Catholics do believe in the real presence of Christ in the
Eucharist. I can honestly say that I have rarely encountered a
church-going Catholic who questioned this doctrine. I think
belief in the Real Presence is firmly embedded in the Catholic
consciousness. Verification of this truth may be found, I think
very reliably, in talking to children who are making their first
Communion…. I have also checked this matter with teenagers….
Now do they fully understand the technical language of
transubstantiation, substance and accidents? Probably not. But I
would be very hesitant to say that at a basic level Catholics do
not believe that Christ is really present under the forms of
bread and wine.”
--Msgr. Francis Mannion, in a column for Our Sunday Visitor,
online at:
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8624/Believe-in-Real-Presence.aspx
“You can have a literal translation or
you can have a literary translation: you cannot have both …
Words are not inanimate things, like coins, that have an exact
counterpart in a different currency. They are living things …
And the translator must never be afraid of the accusation of
having paraphrased. Paraphrase is the bogey-man of the
half-educated….”
-- Msgr. Ronald Knox in Trials of a
Translator, quoted by Gabe Huck in a column for
Celebration magazine, online at:
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/11/03/the-martyrdom-of-a-lovely-language/
• • •
Online This Week
October 30, 2011
CELEBRATE…the Feast of All Saints
…the connection between Saints and
Halloween (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-saints-on-halloween
…the saints as patrons and companions
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13118
…Archbishop Nichols’ 2011 Tablet
Lecture—Holiness Today (Catholic Church in England and Wales):
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/Catholic-Church/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Releases-2011/Archbishop-Nichols-delivers-2011-Tablet-Lecture
VIEW...
…a video explanation of Holy Orders
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/holy-orders-what-ordination-means
…Fr. Peter Phan’s discussion of
culture and religion (Boston College):
http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/phan2/
…the latest study of American
Catholics (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-28-2011/survey-on-american-catholics/9841/
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—good and bad
ministers (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/good-and-bad-ministers
…What works--getting ready for
shorter days and longer nights (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-38-sad-that-dst-is-ending
…the need to be honest (American
Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/10/28/the-change-that-changes-everything/
…three kinds of evil: suffering,
death and sin (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0063.htm
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…what the Church believes about
purgatory and judgment (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20111028_1.htm
...the latest survey about American
Catholics (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/AmericanCatholics
…the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops)
http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/collection/index.cfm
…why faith, like God, is diffusive
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4688
DISCOVER…
…frequently asked questions about the new Roman Missal
(Center for Liturgy):
http://liturgy.slu.edu/romanmissal/index.html
…a new online guide to Catholic moral teaching (Catholic Moral
Theology)
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/commentary/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1352
…Fr. John O’Malley on the role of theologians at the Council of
Trent (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1294
…more about the Latino festival, Day of the Dead
(Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/2011/Show44
PRAY...
...a prayer for the Seven Billion People on Earth (the world's
population on Oct. 31) (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=21774
REGISTER NOW FOR...
...an online Centering Prayer retreat with Cynthia Bourgeault
Nov. 7-Dec. 2. (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=114&key=sp
IN THE NEWSthe Pontifical Council for Peace and Justice’s
note on financial reform
…summary (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104173.htm
…outline of the Council’s Note (Daily
Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/global-problems-require-global-governance-the-vatican%E2%80%99s-note-on-financial-reform/
...unofficial English text Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33718?l=english
...Fr. Thomas Reese SJ (NPR):
http://ht.ly/79zgu
…Rev. Robert Christian (Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/expert-downplays-vatican-councils-idea-for-financial-body/
…Vincent Miller (Nati0nal Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/idea-global-government-agency-radical
…John Norton (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8574/The-challenge-for-Americans-to-identify-as-Cathol.aspx
...George Weigel (National Review Online):
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/281140/pope-chaplain-ows-rubbish-george-weigel
…Steve Schneck (Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf102611schneck.php
PERSPECTIVES…
...Fr. Fred Kammer on secret class warfare (Jesuit Social
Research Institute):
http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/king-has-no-clothes-class-warfare-ok-long-no-one-mentions-it
…Don Clemmer on believers and unbelievers in the public forum
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/people-of-faith-voices-of-reason.html
…Ernest Zampelli on government’s role in market economies
(Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/whither-the-government-in-a-market-economy
…Fr. Richard O’Brien on three strengths of contemporary
Catholicism (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/essays-theology/three-strengths-contemporary-catholicism
...Jeremy Bigby on how to engage with
culture (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/multimedia/jeremy-begbie-what-can-we-learn-about-the-gospel-music?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…praying with the new Roman Missal (Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=408:say-what&catid=15:cover-stories&Itemid=68
…what Catholics think about Church authority (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104193.htm
...the changing face of Catholic social teaching (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33722?l=english
...what parishes can do about
domestic violence (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/08/lets-stop-ignoring-domestic-violence
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s address at the
Meeting for Peace in Assisi (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2011/october/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20111027_assisi_en.html
…comments of other religious leaders
at Assisi (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/date2011-10-27
...Pope Benedict’s closing remarks at
Assisi (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33753?l=english
…Bishops’ response to Sr.
Elizabeth Johnson (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/doctrine/publications/upload/statement-quest-for-the-living-god-response-2011-10-11.pdf
WORTH
QUOTING...
“Today’s event is an image of how the spiritual dimension is
a key element in the building of peace. Through this unique
pilgrimage we have been able to engage in fraternal dialogue, to
deepen our friendship, and to come together in silence and
prayer. After renewing our commitment to peace and exchanging
with one another a sign of peace, we feel even more profoundly
involved, together with all the men and women from the
communities that we represent, in our common human journey. We
are not being separated; we will continue to meet, we will
continue to be united in this journey, in dialogue, in the daily
building of peace and in our commitment to a better world, a
world in which every man and woman and every people can live in
accordance with their own legitimate aspirations.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in his farewell remarks at the Meeting for
Peace in Assisi Oct. 27, online at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2011/october/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20111027_assisi-congedo_en.html
• • •
Online This Week
October 23, 2011
VIEW...
…a video, “Why We’re Confirmed”
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/confirmation-why-were-confirmed
...the life of Pope Benedict in
photos (Time):
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1884596,00.html
…a discussion about music and the new
Roman Missal (Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/new-roman-missal-music.php
…ethicist Bernard Hammes’ discussion
of end-of-life decisions (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-21-2011/bernard-hammes-extended-interview/9750/
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Radical Love
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/radical-love
…how faith leads to joy (Faith &
Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/qa/james-martin-faith-leads-joy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…World Food Day and the Eucharist
(Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/10/19/a-eucharistic-reflection-for-world-food-day/#more-19788
…the meaning of the Mass (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8561/Mass-appreciation-lesson.aspx
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...Catholics and invitro
fertilization (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/08/where-do-babies-come-church-and-ivf
…what bishops and theologicans can
learn from Trent (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13099
…how to read the Gospel of Luke
(Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20111017_1.htm
…what the Catechism says about
passion (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/catechism-post-passions/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1351
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…how to pray the rosary (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/devotionals/rosaries/how-to-pray-the-rosary.cfm
…World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23 (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/evangelization-and-catechesis/world-missions/
…how to strengthen your marriage (The
Word Among Us):
http://wau.org/resources/article/re_tides_of_marriage/
…latest developments in the
controversy over Vatican II (Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1349865?eng=y
CONSIDER…
…Fr. Robert Barron on Moneyball
and spiritual leadership (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/Written-Word/articles-commentaries/October-2011/Moneyball-and-Spiritual-Leadership.aspx
…Kevin McDonald on the challenges of
ecumenism (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161880
…David Clayton and modern art in the
church (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2011/10/is-there-a-place-for-modern-art-in-our-churches/
…Anthony Esolen on the meaning of
progress (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/947/decline_and_fall.aspx
…Peter Leithart on activists and
mystics (First Things):|
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/10/of-mystics-and-activists
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…understanding the new translation of
Mass prayers (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=56&IssueID=30
…the virtue of respect (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=72
...changing how we think about crime
(Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/interrupting-violence?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_topstory
...revival of an economic theory
called distributism (Washington Post):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/age-old-distributism-gains-new-traction/2011/10/17/gIQANGBKsL_story.html
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s announcement of a Year of Faith (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33676?l=english
…the Pope’s message for World Food Day (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33674?l=english
…Pope Benedict’s message for World Mission Sunday (Fides
Service):
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28176&lan=eng
…the Vatican’s statement on the Hindu celebration of Diwali
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33700?l=english
…an excerpt from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Breathing Under Water
(St. Anthony Messenger Press):
http://www.catholicsampler.com/viewer.aspx?id=2066&sample=chapter&page=2
…an interview with Cardinal Wuerl on how the Mass makes us
Catholic (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8569/Cardinal-Wuerl-Mass-is-what-makes-us-Catholic.aspx
WORTH QUOTING...
“For too many of us, sex is a search for
something we're missing, a restless quest for an unconditional
embrace; and so we go from relationship to relationship, looking
for this. But…[s]ex is not the search for something that's
missing. It's the expression of something that's been found.
It's designed to be the overflow, the culmination of something
that a man and a woman have found in each other. It's a
celebration of this living, breathing thing that's happening
between the two of them.”
--Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, in his syndicated
column, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=697
• • •
Online This Week
October 16, 2011
VIEW…
...Br.
David Stendl-Rast's reflection on "a good day" (Gratefulness):
http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/a-good-day.htm#
…a
discussion about the impact of the new Roman Missal (Salt
& Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/new-roman-missal.php
…Fr. Andrew Greeley since his accident three years ago (Religion
& Ethics Newsweekly)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-7-2011/andrew-greeley/9665/
…ethicist Dan Brock’s view on rationing health care (Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-14-2011/dan-brock-extended-interview/9707/
REFLECT
ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—to pay or not to pay (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/pay-or-not-pay
…finding “Sabbath moments” in a busy world (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=256
…learning how to evangelize (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=245
…the
power of laughter (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/my-table-spread/we-laugh-because-we-know-who-we-are
…Catholic iconography and the power of the crucifix
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/contemplating-the-crucifix
LEARN
MORE ABOUT…
…Pope
John Paul I, the “forgotten pope” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13064
…progress on sainthood for Blessed John Paul II (Vatican
Insider):
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/the-vatican/detail/articolo/papa-el-papa-pope-karol-wojtyla-giovanni-paolo-i-john-paul-ii-juan-pablo-ii-9016/
…ten
things every Catholic should know (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8553/10-Things-Catholic-catechists-should-know.aspx
…social
justice in the Bible (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20111014_1.htm
...how
young adults think about religion and morals (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33663?l=english
LISTEN
TO…
…Dr.
Christine Firer Hinze on listening to the voices of sexual
diversity (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1290
…Violinist Vadim Repin and pianist Nikolai Lugansky perform Arvo
Part’s Fratres (Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/10/13/arvo-part-fratres/
REGISTER FOR…
…Fr.
Richard Rohr’s Nov. 5 webcast, “Emotional Sobriety” (Center for
Action and Contemplation):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/about-cac/latest-news-a-events/upcoming-wc-es/
CONSIDER…
…the
impact of “gay marriage” on religious liberty (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104037.htm
…anti-Catholic bias at the department of Health and Human
Services (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/abc-factor-at-hhs-anybody-but-catholics.html
…a
“long view” of Vatican II (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/a-long-view-of-vatican-ii.html
…why
it’s great to be a young Catholic (Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/why-its-great-to-be-a-young-catholic
THINK
MORE ABOUT…
…stages
of growth in marriage (For Your Marriage):
http://foryourmarriage.org/stages-of-growth-in-marriage/
…what’s
happening to Catholic seminaries in the U.S. (BC Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/summer_2011/c21_notes/training-grounds.html
…Faithful Citizenship and Catholics in the political process
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1104024.htm
…the
cruelty of hedonism (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1085.htm
READ…
…Pope
Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on Psalm 126 (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33646?l=english
…a new
report on the “structures of peace” (Vision of Humanity):
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/info-center/structures-of-peace-2/
...Liturgist Teresa Berger's thoughts about the "dangerous
presence" of God (Yale Divinity School):
http://www.yale.edu/divinity/notes/111002/berger.shtml
…an
interview with Cardinal Walter Kasper on Pope Benedict’s visit to Germany (Vatican Insider):
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/germania-germany-alemania-papa-pope-el-papa-kasper-8855/
WORTH
QUOTING…
“It’s a simple prayer when you think about it, and perhaps the
disciples wished for more, but it captures everything the
disciples needed then and which we need today. It establishes
God as the one to whom we must pray, the one who will care for
us now and in the future time of trial, the one who forgives us
with great mercy but asks that we act with great mercy towards
others, and the one whose perfect kingdom we yearn for even
now.”
--
John W. Martens, in a commentary on the Lord’s Prayer in
America, online at:
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4633
• • •
Online This Week
October 9, 2011
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—The Wedding Feast
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/wedding-feast
…the secret to forgiving
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/is-forgiveness-only-divine
…Martin Sheen’s The Way (St.
Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=50&IssueID=29
…the words of the Lord’s Prayer
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/prayer/why_how_and_when_to_pray/the_lords_prayer/index.php
VIEW...
…the 14 Christian churches in the
Holy Land (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/155-Mary%20of%20Nazareth/224450166-the-14-christian-churches-of-the-holy-land.html#
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…what the Church considers
“prudential judgments” (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/prudential-judgment-101-a-theological-roundtable/
…how economic conditions are
affecting U.S. Latinos (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103949.htm
…St. Francis’ crisis of faith
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/suffering-saint
…Pope Benedict’s theological vision
(The Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:the-vision-of-pope-benedict-xvi&catid=15:cover-stories&Itemid=68
LISTEN TO...
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1349
DISCOVER…
…the Vatican’s new website for
migrants (Vatican):
http://www.pcmigrants.org/
CONSIDER...
…social media’s role in the Church
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
…what the Church learned from Steve
Jobs (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103948.htm
…the impact of budget cuts on black
Americans (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13073
…what’s wrong with health care
(Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf10511furey.php
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…raising just children (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13075
...when Catholics couldn't eat hot
dogs on Friday (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/newsletter/no_sub_ministry/2011/10-06/the-lady-and-the-hot-dog
…the Camino de Santiago, called “the
Way” (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-way-a-pilgrimage-worth-taking
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…deciding who’s a “real” Catholic?
(Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8535/Who-are-the-real-Catholics.aspx
...U.S. bishops stick to their
principles on Faithful Citizenship (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/faithful-citizenship-update
…Pope Benedict’s understanding of the
natural law (Ilsussidiario):
http://www.ilsussidiario.net/News/English-Spoken-Here/Culture-Religion-Science/2011/9/27/POPE-Finnis-Notre-Dame-Reason-will-get-us-out-of-this-bunker/209879/
…how families make a difference
(Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/the-familys-not-so-secret-strength
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s catechesis on Psalm
23 (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33601?l=english
…an interview with the secretary of
the Pontifical Council for Christian unity (Zenit)
http://www.zenit.org/article-33585?l=english
WORTH QUOTING...
"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every
morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my
life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ ...
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool
I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Because almost everything — all external expectations, all
pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just
fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly
important."
-- Apple founder Steve Jobs, in a commencement address at Standford University in 2005, online at:
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/09/steve-jobs-2005-stanford-commencement-address/
• • •
Online This Week
October 2, 2011
OBSERVE…Respect Life Month
...the U.S. Bishops' statement for Respect Life Month (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33542?l=english
…what the Church teaches about
abortion (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/2011/upload/life-matters-abortion-bulletin-insert.pdf
…how the Church’s teaching on the death penalty has evolved
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103884.htm
…Catholics and the death penalty (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/09/pro-life-america-is-this-spaghetti.html
…the Mother of the Unborn (The
Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/mother-of-the-unborn.html
VIEW…
…a interview with Boston’s Cardinal
O’Malley (Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/cardinal-sean-omalley.php
…Fr. Stephen Bevan’s discussion of
what it means to be Catholic (Catholic Theological Union):
http://learn.ctu.edu/content/reaching-fidelity-what-it-means-be-catholic-today-0
...Fr. John Shea's reflection on angels (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/09/angels-we-have-heard-low
…Br. David
Steindl-Rast and Fr. Thomas Keating
on the relevance of the Church (Gratefulness):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7bwqTY0fCw
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Faithful Servants,
Rejected Stones (Catholics on Call):}http://www.catholicsoncall.org/faithful-servants-rejected-stones
…the terrible beauty of the cross
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4611
…what counts on the inside (Friar
Jack)
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=70
…being present to the present moment (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-54-cultivating-presence
…befriending life’s interruptions (Loyola Press):
http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com/2011/09/28/a-life-interrupted-part-2/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…what every Catholic needs to know
about funerals (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8496/What-Every-Catholic-needs-to-know-about-funerals.aspx
…our respect for animals (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=53&IssueID=29
…how to think and talk about the devil
and evil (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/powers-principalities
…Jesus after the resurrection (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110929_1.htm
…a Catholic guide to faith and politics (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/a-catholic-vision-for-faith-and-politics/
EXPRESS YOUR OPINION...
...on how “friendly” the Mass should be (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/insiders
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1348
DISCOVER…
…ten things you should know about the new Roman Missal (U.S.
Conference of Bishops
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
…four traditions of Catholic spirituality (Boston College
Magazine):
http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/summer_2011/c21_notes/guideposts.html
...Living Faith, a daily devotional based on the readings
from Mass, for Nook or Kindle (Creative Communications):
http://www.livingfaith.com/index.php?k=201109b9&utm_source=CCPcatholic092711&utm_medium=email&utm_
content=eBOOKLF&utm_campaign=201109b9
CONSIDER...
...the "poetry" of the new Roman Missal (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33562?l=english
...the Vatican's support for a two-state solution in Palestine
(Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-supports-two-state-solution-in-palestine-israel-conflict/
…George Weigel on Pope Benedict and the future of the West
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0398.htm
…Linda Chavez on what we could learn from Ronald Reagan about
immigration (Crisis Magazine):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/gop-can-learn-from-reagan-on-immigration
…Fr. Giovanni Franzoni on the betrayal of Vatican II
(Association of Catholic Priests):
http://www.associationofcatholicpriests.ie/2011/09/vatican-ii-lost-and-betrayed-giovanni-franzoni/
THINK MORE ABOUT…
...how higher education affects a person's faith (Faith &
Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/david-briggs-the-effect-faith-being-smarter-fifth-grader?page=full&print=true
...the Catholic Worker (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2011/09/house-work-catholic-worker-houses-today
…Catholic values and The Jersey Shore (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/life-at-%E2%80%9Cthe-jersey-shore%E2%80%9D
...the liturgical season called autumn (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/liturgical-season-autumn
READ...
...Pope Benedict's reflection on his recent trip to Germany
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33553?l=english
…John Allen’s analysis of the Pope’s visit to Germany (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/three-things-we-learned-benedicts-germany-trip
…a review of the first English edition of Congar’s True and
False Reform in the Church
(The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/issue/1000278/booksandart
WORTH QUOTING...
"By following Jesus’ new Commandment of unselfish love, our
lives can be richly fulfilling, and marked by joy and peace. In
contrast, treating others as either means or obstacles to one’s
self-serving goals, while never learning to love generously, is
an impoverished way to live. Viewing life as a 'zero sum' game,
in which advancing one’s interests requires putting aside the
needs of others, can lead to callous unconcern for anyone who is
especially weak, defenseless, and in need of our help. The
unborn child, the aging parent who some call a 'burden' on our
medical system, the allegedly 'excess' embryo in the fertility
clinic, the person with a disability, the cognitively impaired
accident victim who needs assistance in receiving food and water
to live—each today is at risk of being dismissed as a 'life
unworthy of life.'"
-- Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, in the U.S. Bishops' Annual
Statement for Respect Life Sunday, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33542?l=english
"Coadjutors
are very intent
Lest their
bishops whose lives are far spent
In a moment
neurotic
Take an
antibiotic
Without their
advice or consent."
-- From a
series of Vatican limericks posted by Fr. Joseph Komanchak on his blog at:
http://jakomonchak.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/limericks-and-humor.pdf
• • •
Online This Week
September 25, 2011
VIEW…
…how churches are responding to
Alabama’s tough immigration law (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-23-2011/alabama-immigration-law/9579/
…Fr. Robert Imbelli’s discussion of
the Catholic intellectual tradition (Church21 webcast):
http://www.bc.edu/church21/webcast.html
…drawing the line on porn (Salt & Light
Television/Viewer Discretion Advised):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/impurity.php
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—talking the talk
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/talking-talk-walking-walk
…how Catholics are called to be sent
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/eucharist-and-life-part-6
…the mystery of grace (The Word Among
Us):
http://wau.org/archives/article/exploring_the_mystery_of_grace/
…the role of angels as messengers of
God (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8452/Angels-Messengers-from-Heaven.aspx
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…Christian parenting (Everyday
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=244
…one hundred years of Maryknoll (St.
Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=52&IssueID=29
…why churches alone can’t meet the nation's social
needs (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/09/could-parishes-fill-social-welfare-gap.html
…the universality of the natural law
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccb.org/about/doctrine/upload/intellectual-tasks-of-the-new-evangelization-smith.pdf
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1347
…author Mary Karr on her conversion to
Catholicism (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1287
…author Wendy Farley on reaching out
to the marginalized (WJK Radio):
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2011/08/wjk-radio-31-wendy-farley-gathers-those-driven-away.html
PRAY…
…a prayer for difficult economic times
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers/prayer-during-difficult-economic-times.cfm
DISCOVER…
…how to improve your prayer life
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1080.htm
…the new television series,
Catholicism (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article%20/groundbreaking-series-on-catholicism-to-hit-pbs/
...how grace (and bourbon) shape our lives (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/09/walker-percy-bourbon-and-the-holy-ghost
CONSIDER…
…Sr. Mary Ann Walsh on the
inconsistency of the death penality (U.S. Conference of
Catholic
Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/09/inconsistency-of-death-penalty.html
…Tim Reidy on “God’s economy”
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4591
…Matthew Green on why Congress won’t
address poverty (Institute for Policy Research and Catholic
Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/poverty-rates-climb-and-congress-is-silent-why
…Susan Brooks Thistlewaite on “class
warfare” and the Gospel (The Washington Post):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/post/its-not-class-warfare-its-christianity/2011/09/19/gIQAkoMxfK_blog.html
...Christian Smith on the rise of "whateverism" (Huffington
Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-smith/religious-tolerance-karma-christ-whatever_b_965072.html
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…building peace in the post-9/11 world
(America):}http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13035
…the need for bridges, not walls
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33489?l=english
…a young person’s struggle with doubt (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/when-in-doubt-it%E2%80%99s-usually-a-lot-more-complicated-than-leaving-it-out
...
the balance between subsidiarity and solidarity
in Catholic Social Teaching (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/how-to-do-subsidiarity/
READ...
...Pope Benedict's reflection on the
foundation of law (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33495?l=english
…Cardinal Piacenza
on the vocations crisis (Zenit)
http://www.zenit.org/article-33476?l=english
…Archbishop Dolan on
the need to preach about poverty (U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/economic-justice-economy/letter-to-bishops-on-economic-situation.cfm
…an excerpt from Fr.
James Martin’s Between Heaven and Mirth (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13046
…Fr. Robert Barron
on lessons from The Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Word
on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/Written-Word/articles-commentaries/September-2011/Rise-of-the-Planet-of-the-Apes-and-the-Dangers.aspx
WORTH QUOTING…
"
Very often,
people present mercy and justice as polar opposites, as
things that temper one another or replace one another. But
the whole Catholic tradition insists that God’s mercy and
justice are, in fact, the same thing. God’s various
attributes are not really 'various' at all. It is simply
the case that God’s love is perceived in different ways
depending upon one’s vantage point. It is from within this
tradition that [Josef] Pieper can write that, in an unjust world, the
just man cannot restrict himself to merely giving each his due.
An eye for eye makes the world blind."
-- Brett Salkeld on the Vox Nova blog at:
http://vox-nova.com/2011/09/23/the-limits-of-justice/#more-19398
• • •
Online This Week
September 18, 2011
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—An Unfair Love
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/%E2%80%9Cunfair%E2%80%9D-love
…a walk through the Mass (Catholic
Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU.aspx
...the sound of God's voice (Ignatian
Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/10716/not-what-you-expect/?utm_campaign=e-magis-Sept-2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emagis&utm_content=not_what_you_expect&utm_term=
…life lessons from women in the Bible
(Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Bible/Life-Lessons-from-Women-of-the-Bible.aspx
…how a new Catholic discovered Mary
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/buoyed-up-by-the-rosary
…what a difference a windmill makes
(Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/kenya/windmill-brings-life-to-kenyan-village/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…Revelation, Tradition and the
Magisterium (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/revelation-sacred-tradition-and-the-magisterium.html
…why we bless animals (Catholic
Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=255
…natural family planning (For Your
Marriage):
http://foryourmarriage.org/what-is-natural-family-planning/
…the relationship between church and
state (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103680.htm
GET INVOLVED…
…in the U.S. bishops’ “First Fridays
for Food Security” (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/first-fridays-for-food-security.cfm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1346
…how faith will make a difference in
the 2012 election (Interfaith Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1789
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 18
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://new.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catechetical-ministry/catechetical-sunday/index.cfm
…the new evangelization (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13033
…the connection between Franciscans
and Muslims (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=46&IssueID=28
CONSIDER…
…reflections on World Youth Day
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/09/world-youth-day-2011-insights-on-young-catholicism
…Carl Olson’s 10 books that make us
human (The Imaginative Conservative):
http://www.imaginativeconservative.org/2011/09/books-that-make-us-human-carl-olson.html
…the “Parent’s Sleep Index” (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jennifer-fulwiler/the-parents-sleep-index-how-tired-do-you-feel
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the paradox of the cross (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4578
…the dignity of the human person
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0058.htm
…what a difference privilege makes
(Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/privilege-inequality-hard-work-isnt-the-whole-story/
…college football and “touchdown
Jesus” (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/college-football-a-new-religion
…the future of interfaith relations (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33463?l=english
READ…
…the text of Pope Benedict’s Wednesday
catechesis on Psalm 22 (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33432?l=english
…the Pope’s address on charisms in the
Church (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33449?l=english
WORTH QUOTING…
“So, how do
you develop that sense of humor? First of all, by laughing at
yourself. Catholics have a tendency to take themselves far too
seriously, and to see Catholicism as something that is always
and everywhere serious, even gloomy…. Reminding ourselves to
laugh at our own foibles brings us down to earth, grounds us in
our common humanity, and reminds us who’s in charge: God. As G.K.
Chesterton said, ‘The angels can fly because they take
themselves lightly.”’
-- Fr. James Martin SJ in Our Sunday Visitor, online at:
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8410/How-you-can-develop-a-Catholic-sense-of-humor.aspx
• • •
Online This Week
September 11, 2011
VIEW…
…the legacy of 9/11 (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-9-2011/911-then-and-now/9480/
…an artist’s reflection on the
connection between art and grief (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1283
…a Catholic Focus feature on
Caravaggio
(Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/catholicfocus/caravaggio.php
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Forgiveness from
the Heart (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/forgiveness-heart
…Blessed John Paul II’s reaction to
9/11 (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/john-paul-iis-reaction-to-9-11/
…the “Cosmic Christ” (Fr. Ron
Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=672
…why what we do matters (Word on
Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/Written-Word/articles-commentaries/August-2011/The-Acts-We-Perform;-the-People-We-Become.aspx
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...Fr. Mychal Judge, the first
official casualty of 9/11 (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161694
…what the Church believes about brain
death (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/medical_ethics/me0173.htm
...why traditionalists won't accept Vatican II (Vatican Insider):
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/world-news/detail/articolo/fellay-vaticano-vatican-lefevbriani-7767/
…what we mean when we talk about
“social justice” (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/899/only_part_of_the_story.aspx
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1345
…a discussion of The Blood of the
Lamb (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1282
CONSIDER...
…what kind of man was Jesus?
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4552
...why applauding the death penalty is
not Christian (Patheos):
http://ht.ly/6pRrb
…what happened to the “Catholic
moment” (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/the-anti-catholic-moment.html
…why torture is always wrong (Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good)
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf9711vonbehren.php
…high praise for the author of
“functional equivalence” (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/editoriali/2011/201q11-Un-nuovo-Girolamo.html&title=A%20new%20Jerome&locale=en
FIND OUT MORE…
…about young Catholics and the new
media (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-catholics-new-media-more-bread-and.html
…why relics are important (Catholic
News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103566.htm
…why it’s so hard to understand Who
God Is (Catholica):
http://www.catholica.com.au/gc0/pd/005_pd_030911.php
…religion in public life, ten years
after 9/11 (Thinking Catholic):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110909_1.htm
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the difference between beatitudes and
platitudes (American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/09/07/beatitudes-not-platitudes/
…the connection between wealth and
holiness (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/the-overwhelming-desire-to-connect-wealth-and-holiness-primordial-social-sin/
… how we talk about sex (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/rethinking-sex
…reviving an appreciation for the
gothic (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2011/08/how-do-we-revive-the-gothic/
READ...
…the U.S. Bishops’ statement for 9/11
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/september-11/9-11-tenth-anniversary-statement.cfm
…Cardinal Taurin’s message for the
close of Ramadan (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33228?l=english
...Archbishop
Chaput's homily at his installation in Philadelphia (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33400?l=english
WORTH QUOTING…
"In suffering, in
danger, in the bitterness of misunderstanding and offense, the
psalmist's words open our hearts to the comforting certainty of
faith. God is always near -- even in difficulties, in problems,
in the darkness of life -- He listens, He responds and He saves
according to His ways. But we need to know how to recognize His
presence and to accept His ways, like David in his crushing
escape from Absalom his son; like the just man who is persecuted
in the Book of Wisdom; and finally and fully, like the Lord
Jesus on Golgotha. And, when to the eyes of the impious, God
seems not to intervene and the Son dies, precisely then are true
glory and salvation's definitive realization manifested to all
who believe."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in a commentary on Psalm 3, Sept. 7, 2011,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33377?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
September 4, 2011
VIEW…
…Fr. James Martin’s video tour of 9/11 (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1096
…a photo meditation on 9/11 (Maryknoll
Magazine):
http://www.maryknollmagazine.org/index.php/photo-essay?gid=28
…an interview with Scott Applebee on
interfaith relations since 9/11 (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-2-2011/scott-appleby-extended-interview/9411/
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—God’s Law of Love (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/gods-law-love
…the communal nature of forgiveness
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33316?l=english
…a prayer for Labor Day (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/in-difficult-times-2
…Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12994
…how the Mass changes us (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article%20/mass-changes-us/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...why the Creed doesn't mention
transubstantiation (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/07/why-there-no-mention-transubstantiation-creed
…how Catholics understand the Bible
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13002
…the history behind the new Roman
Missal (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103487.htm
…St. Augustine’s legacy (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0524.htm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1344
…the need to shape technology to human
purposes (Krista Tippett on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/ccp-turkle/
REGISTER FOR…
…a four-week online course, “What
Makes Us Catholic (I) (Boston College C-21):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/whatmakes-catholicpt1.html
CONSIDER...
...a litmus test for the
common good (Ethics Daily):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/four-political-litmus-tests-for-the-common-good-cms-18448
...who pays the most for the debt deal
(Jesuit Social Research Institute):
http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/debt-deal-heaps-heavier-burdens-most-vulnerable-americans
…what’s wrong with agreeing to
disagree (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4536
…new way to describe our differences
in the Church (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/sectarianism-and-relativism-the-challenge-of-common-ground-today/
…what’s happened to “the commons”
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/justice/tough-times-remember-values-commons
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...the "retro" trend among 20-something Catholics (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/2011/08/retro-actives-religious-practices-millennial-catholics
…how to forgive an affair (Beliefnet)
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Relationships/Galleries/How-to-Forgive-After-an-Affair.aspx
…making moral investments (The
Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=398:responsible-investing&catid=15:cover-stories&Itemid=68
THINK ABOUT…
…what Catholics should know about
Muslims (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=44&IssueID=28
…how priests responded on 9/11
(USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/09/churchs-noblest-at-ground-zero.html
...the “sacred fire” that fuels life
(Fr. Ronald Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=669
…the downside of Facebook
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/facebook-i-need-to-see-other-people
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s comments on the
beauty as a way to God (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33326?l=english
…and the beauty of music (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33330?l=english
...Pope's homily at the closing of
World Youth Day (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33252?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ letter to the
Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/economic-justice-economy/upload/letter-to-supercommittee-budget-deficit-2011-08-31.pdf
…Fr. Michael Ryan’s article, “Time to
Say ‘Yes’” (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161662
…an interview with Fr. Richard Rohr on his book, Falling
Upward (Evolutionary Christianity
http://evolutionarychristianity.com/blog/general/richard-rohr-falling-upward-a-spirituality-for-the-two-halves-of-life/
WORTH QUOTING...
"In a climate of widespread secularism, the shrine continues to
be, even to our day, a privileged place in which the human
person, a pilgrim here on earth, experiences the loving and
saving presence of God. He finds there a fruitful space, away
from daily distractions, where he can recollect himself, gather
his thoughts and reacquire the spiritual health to re-embark
upon the journey of faith with greater ardour. It is there too
that he can find space to seek, find and love Christ in his
ordinary life, in the midst of the world."
-- Congregation for the Clergy in an August 15 letter to the
rectors of shrines, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33264?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
August 28, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450105-gospel-for-sunday-august-28-2011.html
…Fr. Robert Barron’s commentary on World Youth Day (Word on
Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-World-Youth-Day.aspx
…a discussion of the ethics of drones (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/august-26-2011/the-ethics-of-drones/9350/
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—Offer, Suffer, Live (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/offer-suffer-live
…three perspectives on 9/11 ten years later (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=47&IssueID=28
…learning to wait patiently (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-52-waiting-patiently
…how to sustain a regular prayer life (Fr. Ronald Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=666
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the meaning of the Mass (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=254
…what the Church teaches about abortion (US Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/2011/upload/life-matters-abortion-bulletin-insert.pdf
…ambiguities about how we understand Scripture (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4516
…ten things to know about Islam (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=44&IssueID=28
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1343
…a discussion of 9/11 by a historian and a priest (America
Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1279
DISCOVER...
…resources for Respect Life Month (US Conference of Catholic
Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/2011/2011-respect-life-program-pamphlets.cfm
…resources about Mother Teresa (American Catholic):}http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/default.aspx?id=19
…a
new online source for Catholic Worker news (Catholic Worker
Journal):
http://www.catholicworkerjournal.com/
CONSIDER…
…Meghan Clark on the criminalization of poverty (Catholic Moral
Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/american-scandal-disgrace-the-criminalization-of-poverty/
…a
young pilgrim’s conclusions about World Youth Day (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/world-youth-day-wrap-up
…Jose Alvia on a summer of “ideological downgrades”
(MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_summer_of_ideological_downgrades/
FIND OUT MORE…
…
faith and doubt (Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_your_journey/index.php
…
growing interest in Mary’s role in faith (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103343.htm
…
what Catholics believe about stewardship (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8307/Caretakers-of-Gods-gifts.aspx
READ…
…the U.S. Bishops’ annual Labor Day Message (Zenit):
http://www.usccb.org/about/domestic-social-development/upload/Labor-Day-2011.pdf
…Pope Benedict’s speeches, messages and homilies at World Youth
Day (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/travels/2011/index_madrid_en.htm
...Robert Ellsberg's memories of Dorothy Day (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-ellsberg/dorothy-day_b_904964.html
…a
review of All the Way to Heaven—Selected Letters of Dorothy
Day (Catholic Worker Journal):
http://catholicworkerreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/day-by-day.html
WORTH QUOTING...
“This is an important, difficult,
grace-filled moment. From my perspective, Catholics need to
engage and acknowledge this new Missal in all of its “terrible
beauty” (to quote the Irish Poet Yeates). If we are honest and
open, this new translation can help us be more actively engaged
in the liturgy of the church, and maybe more actively engaged in
the ongoing reform of the church’s liturgy. Perhaps this is also
a time in which all of us, no matter what our faith tradition
may be, can be more aware of the words we use during our rituals
– especially those that are very familiar – so that these words
take on a deeper and richer meaning for us.”
-- Fr. Edward Foley Capuchin, online at:
http://learn.ctu.edu/content/and-your-spirit-new-english-translation-roman-missal
• • •
Online This Week
August 21, 2011
FOCUS ON…World Youth Day
…scenes from the Way of the Cross at the World Youth Day in
Madrid (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/192-JMJ2011/224450048-madrid-wyd-2011-friday-august-19.html
…many unforgettable moments (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-rossmann-sj/world-youth-day-unforgettable-moments_b_930135.html
…reports from Rachel Howell (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/day-5-in-madrid-the-way-of-the-cross-and-a-blessing-by-the-pope/
…news from the Love and Life Center (Knights of Columbus):
http://www.wydenglishsite.org/wyd/news/index.html
…World Youth Day in perspective (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/big-picture-world-youth-day-it%E2%80%99s-evangelicals-stupid
…the Pope’s news conference enroute to WYD (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33219?l=english
…texts of Pope Benedict’s addresses (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/moredocs-0?l=english
…continuing coverage (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/wyd/
…World Youth Day Central
http://wydcentral.org/
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450060-gospel-for-sunday-august-21-2011.html
...the Pontifical Council for Social Communication's "Living
World Faces" webpage for youth (Pope2You):
http://www.pope2you.net/livingworldfaces/
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Who Do You Say That You Are? (Catholics on
Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/who-do-you-say-you-are
…a volunteer’s lesson in love (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=41&IssueID=27
…the life of Somalian refugees in East Africa (Catholic Relief
Service):
http://www.crs.org/kenya/interactive.cfm
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the Catholic Church in Spain (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/08/catholicism-in-spain.html
...the central focus of the Mass (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33194?l=english
...environmental issues related to dying (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/greenburials
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…YouCat, the new youth catechism (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/youcat-a-compelling-new-way-of-approaching-the-catechism
...a new assessment process for Church leaders (Faith &
Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/leadership-360?page=0,0&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_topstory
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1342
…author James Carroll on Jewish guilt for Jesus’ death
(Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1766
…Frances Kissling on bridging the divide between life and choice
(Krista Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/ccp-kissling/
DISCOVER...
…Give Us This Day, new daily prayer book discount code
TDPTB
(The Liturgical Press):
http://emarketing.litpress.org/public/vwS0/Fgk/subscribe?utm_source=PrayTell&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=Give%2BUs%2BThis%2BDay
...articles about the new Roman Missal by Joe Paprocki
(Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/articles-about-the-roman-missal-changes.htm
…the Spanish shrine, Santiago-de-Compostela (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/santiago-de-compostela-2
REGISTER FOR...
...Joe Paprocki's free webinars, "Getting Started As a
Catechist" (Loyola Press):
http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/
CONSIDER…
…the relationship between the Church and money (Catholic World
Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/896/the_church_and_capitalism.aspx
…why sexual wisdom is more important than sexual information
(The Integrated Catholic Life):
http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2011/08/buonafede-the-philosophy-of-sex/
…Margaret Steinfels on President Obama’s gamble (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/obama-gamble
…Bryan Wandel on Christian neurosis (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/08/the-christian-neurotic
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…Christian anthropology and the sexual revolution (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0033.htm
…what’s happening to marriage in the United States
(MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_marriage_gap_thats_destroying_middle_america/
…the need for charity and respect in public discourse (Fr. Ron
Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=665
READ...
...Pope Benedict's homily on the Assumption (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33198?l=english
…the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue’s statement
for the end of Ramadan (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33228?l=english
…Pope Benedict’s comments on suffering (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-jesus-mary-and-the-saints-show-us-how-to-experience-suffering/
…the Pope’s remarks on the definition of a university (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33232?l=english
...an excerpt from Jean Corbin’s The Wellspring of Worship
(Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/jcorbon_divinization_oct05.asp
WORTH QUOTING...
"We
must be honest and admit that World Youth Days offer no panacea
or quick fix to the problems of our times, nor to the challenges
facing the Church today as we reach out to younger generations.
Instead, these events offer a new lens through which we look at
the Church and the world, and build our common future. …
Addressing a visibly moved and aging Pope John Paul II, Cardinal
Stafford said, 'Holy Father, as you walked in the 1960s to the
[Second Vatican] Council' s sessions to express again the
mystery of the always youthful Church, you experienced the
embrace of these great colonnades many times. …[T]hese youthful
multitudes, now embraced by the arms of St. Peter also, are
living witnesses to the council' s hope and to yours.' In this
way, the cardinal beautifully expressed the mission and purpose
of World Youth Days, which are a snapshot of the joy, hope and
unity to which the Church is called."
-- Fr. Thomas Rosica CSB in a commentary on World Youth Day,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33208?l=englis
• • •
Online This Week
August 14, 2011
FOCUS ON…World Youth Day
…World Youth Day in 2 Minutes (BustedHalo Video):
http://bustedhalo.com/video/world-youth-day-in-two-minutes
…preview of what’s coming up (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/madrid-preps-for-world-youth-day1/
…profile of the average participant (WYD):
http://www.madrid11.com/en/noticias/1546-joven-de-la-jmj
…youth just want to be heard (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103210.htm
…Madrid’s Catholic heritage (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/catholic-madrid-will-awe-world-youth-day-pilgrims/
…take a “virtual pilgrimage” to Madrid (USCCB):
http://www.facebook.com/VirtualWorldYouthDay
…relive moments from previous Youth Days (Salt & Light
Television):
http://wydcentral.org/all-world-youth-days
…live coverage from Madrid (EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/wyd2011/
…more coverage (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/wyd/
VIEW…
…a
firsthand account of the famine in East Africa (Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/august-12-2011/africa-famine-firsthand-report/9290/
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—Mercy without boundaries (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/mercy-without-boundaries
...the clutter and chaos of family life (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/family/family/2011/08-02/momrsquos-kitchen
…the witness of
Blessed
Franz Jägerstätter
(Walk the Way):
http://walktheway.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/what-can-one-person-do/
…reading the Psalms through the eyes of the homeless (Huffington
Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-peter-m-wallace/cries-in-the-street-liste_b_921038.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the connection between Eucharist and life (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/eucharist-and-life-part-1
…what St. Francis teaches us about religious differences
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4484
…latest trends in lay ministry (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/08/who-will-be-behind-parish-door-number.html
…why Christian anthropology makes a difference (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0032.htm
…the Church as communion (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/essays-theology/vatican-ii-themes-church-communion
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio)
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1341
…a
healing prayer (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/prayer/guided_prayer/healing_prayer.php
DISCOVER...
...the St. Francis Pledge to care for creation and the poor
(Catholic Climate Covenant):
http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/the-st-francis-pledge/
…the KC’s Lady of Guadelupe Prayer Program (Knights of
Columbus):
http://www.kofc.org/un/en/service/church/marian/index.html
…a
40-day e-course, “Practicing Spirituality with Richard Rohr”
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=112&key=spws
...IBreviary, an app with morning,
evening and night prayers (Cult of Mac):
http://www.cultofmac.com/ibreviary-prayers-for-iphone-ipod-touch/4936
CONSIDER…
…author Matthew Kelly on faith and fatherhood (St. Anthony
Messenger Press):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=38&IssueID=27
…what we can learn about reading Scripture from John Martens’
wife (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4460
…George Marlin on the never-ending culture war (The Catholic
Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/the-never-ending-culture-wars.html
…Stephen McKenna on why things are different now (Institute for
Policy Research & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/what-goes-ha-ha-ha-thump|
…Jeffrey Tucker on the benefits of a free market (Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/cooperation-how-a-free-market-benefits-everyone
…G.K. Chesterton’s economic theory, distributism (The
Distributist Review):
http://distributistreview.com/mag/2011/08/g-k-chestertons-distributism/
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…why it’s good to be Catholic (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=243
…the food crisis in East Africa (Caritas):
http://www.caritas.org/activities/emergencies/food_crisis_in_east_africa.html
…the natural language of the body (MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/body_language/
…how we should dress for Mass (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8280/Church-dress-codes-call-for-more-modesty-at-Mass.aspx
READ…
...analysis of the debt ceiling deal from the U.S. Conference of
Bishops (USCCB):
http://new.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/economy/upload/Report-on-the-Debt-Ceiling-Debate-2011-08-03.pdf
…Archbishop Gomez’s address on immigration (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/religione/2011/184q11-L-immigrazione-e-l-America-che-verr-.html&title=Immigration%20and%20the%20%E2%80%98Next%20America%E2%80%99%20perspectives%20from%20our%20history&locale=en
…the introduction to Vatican II and the Ecclesiology of
Joseph Ratzinger (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2008/mhheim_introjr_jan08.asp
WORTH QUOTING…
“The church is in dialogue with the world, which is loved by
God. So to set yourself
a priori
against the world as such is not consistent with the mission of
the church…. The term is really used, I think, to say we’re
against certain trends and tendencies in our culture or society,
and in that sense, that’s always true. The gospel is a criticism
of any society, so there are dimensions of our culture…which are
not consistent with the gospel. But to criticize doesn’t mean
that you’re ‘counter.’ It means that you criticize from
within; it’s our culture, after all, and it’s a good
culture—with some demonic tendencies, like all cultures."
-- Cardinal Francis George, in response to a question about
the Church being "counter-cultural," online at:
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/george
• • •
Online This Week
August 7, 2011
VIEW…
…Fr. Robert Barron on morality, character and relationships
(Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-Morality,-Character-and.aspx
…more on the anniversary of the King James Bible (Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/the-king-james-bible-%E2%80%9Cmasterpiece-by-committee%E2%80%9D/8673/
REFLECT ON…living the faith in the real world
…Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=253
…the heart of Jesus’ teaching (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=253
…the Gospel of Matthew (The Pastoral Review):
http://www.thepastoralreview.org/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00186
…coping with chronic illness (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=242
…exercising with St. Ignatius (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/exercising-with-ignatius-part-1
…Stephen Colecchi’s pilgrimage to Hiroshima (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12956
LEARN MORE ABOUT…what the Catholic Church believes and teaches
…the Sacrament of the Sick (USCCB Blog):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/07/not-just-emergency-sacrament_28.html
…how the liturgy has changed over the years (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/newsletter/no_sub_ministry/2011/08-03/a-walk-down-liturgy-street
…the church as servant (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/essays-theology/vatican-ii-themes-church-servant
…how the sun and moon affect our prayer (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103118.htm
…what difference heaven makes (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/08/what-difference-does-heaven-make-.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1340
…a review of Jennifer Haigh’s novel Faith (America
Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1274
DISCOVER…resources and opportunities for practicing the faith
…seven tips for spiritually healthy children (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=40&IssueID=27
...why one Catholic family "adopted" Harry Potter (Catholic
Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/food_fun/books/2007/07-01/why-my-family-adopted-harry-potter
…seven ways to stay inspired (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Galleries/Seasonal/7-Ways-to-Stay-Inspired-This-Summer.aspx
…a new series on Benedictine spirituality for lay people
(American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/08/04/benedictine-spirituality-from-a-lay-person-introduction-part-1-of-7/
…St. Anthony Messenger’s “Saint of the Day” phone app (American
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintofDay/iPhone-App/default.aspx?utm_content=Saint%20of%20the%20Day%20iPhone%20App&utm_medium=email&utm_term=site&utm_campaign=FJ7/27/2011&utm_source=imgLink
CONSIDER...various Catholic perspectives on contemporary issues
…Fr. Edward Foley on the new Roman Missal (Catholic Theological
Union):
http://www.ctu.edu/word-ctu/article/and-your-spirit
…Loras College’s David Cochran on voter ID laws (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12966
…Thomas Fox on the debt ceiling agreement (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/fairness-conspicuously-missing-deficit-reduction-legislation
...Mary Gail Frawley ODea's analysis of the John Jay Report on
sexual abuse (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/john-jay-study-what-it-and-what-it-isnt
…George Weigel on the rise of “evangelical” bishops (National Review):
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272258/rise-evangelical-catholic-bishops-george-weigel
THINK MORE ABOUT…issues and challenges facing people of faith
…witnessing to faith in the workplace (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8261/What-every-Catholic-needs-to-know-about-witnessing.aspx
…Catholic women on the margins (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12951
…getting beyond the impasse over natural family planning
(Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/oooo-%E2%80%93-an-nfp-post%E2%80%A6-part-i/
…sending your freshman off to college (Busted Halo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/freshmansurvivalguide/online
…what a “grand theory” in physics will – and won’t – tell us
(Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110727_1.htm
READ...official and unofficial resources worth noting
…the Pope’s appeal for the starving in Africa (Osservatore
Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/vaticano/2011/176q11-No-all-indifferenza-davanti-agli-affamati.html&title=%27No%27%20to%20indifference%20%20to%20the%20starving&locale=en
…the U.S. bishops’ response to proposed foreign aid cuts
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/poverty/poverty-focused-assistance-letter-to-House-2011-07-29.pdf
…the U.S. bishops’ response to the Institute of Medicine’s
recommendations on “preventive services” (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/religious-liberty/upload/respect-for-rights-of-conscience-act-cardinal-dinardo-letter-to-congress-hr1179-07-22-11.pdf
…Cardinal Burke’s address to the KC’s national convention
(Knights of Columbus):
http://www.kofc.org/un/en/conv/2011/addresses/index.html
…a
new study on “The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes”
(Georgetown University):
www.emergingmodels.org
WORTH QUOTING...
"Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a field of wheat, to
make us understand that within us is sown something small and
hidden, which, nevertheless, has an unrestrainable vital force.
Despite all the obstacles, the seed will develop and the fruit
will mature.... Commenting on this parable, St. Augustine
observed that 'many at first are weeds and then become good
seed' and he added: 'if the former, when they were evil, were
not endured with patience, they would not have attained the
praiseworthy change.'"
--
Pope Benedict XVI in his Angeles message on July 17, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-33087?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
July 17, 2011
VIEW…
...a video presentation of Sunday's Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449830-gospel-for-sunday-july-17-2011.html
…Fr. Robert Barron’s explanation of the Real Presence (Word on
Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-the-Real-Presence-of-Christ.aspx
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—The Field is the World (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/field-world
…the beatitudes which open us to God’s love (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=65
…how to prepare for an outrageous God (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4372
…being Catholic—active, lapsed or “collapsed” (US
Conference of Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/07/catholic-by-any-other-name.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…laughing with the saints (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=251
…the language of beauty (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0435.htm
…the drought in East Africa (Catholic Relief Services):
http://crs.org/kenya/east-africa-drought-fact-sheet/
…Catholic devotion to devotions (Georgetown Center for Liturgy):
http://www1.georgetown.edu/centers/liturgy/envisionchurch/liturgy/devotions/68070.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/07/catholic-by-any-other-name.html
…Justin Martyr’s description of the Mass (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/description-mass-from-justin-martyr
…challenges facing Christians in the Holy Land (Catholic Church
in England and Wales):
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/Catholic-Church/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Releases-2011/Special-podcast-discussing-the-plight-of-Christians-in-the-Holy-Land
…what autism taught these parents about being human (Krista
Tippett on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/autism-and-humanity/
DISCOVER…
…the best spiritual books of 2011 (so far) (Spirituality &
Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/features.php?id=21324
…how ancient societies balanced individualism and community
(Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201106/are-individualism-and-collectivism-compatible
…God’s human face (The Word Among Us):
http://wau.org/resources/article/re_god_has_a_human_face/
CONSIDER...
...David Haas' advice for the new Roman Missal (Ministry
& Liturgy):
http://rpinet.com/ministry/3805f1.html
...radical individualism and the common good (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2011/07/gospel-ayn-rand-whats-informing-budget-policy
…how Christian is Harry Potter? (BustedHalo)
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/is-harry-potter-christian
…four myths about government spending (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/truth-deficit
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...justice or mercy in the Caylee Anthony case (EthicsDaily):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/in-caylee-anthony-case-where-is-justice--cms-18214
…the importance of civic virtue (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/phillip-blond-and-christian-civic-virtue-thinking-beyond-left-and-right/
…why truth is sterile without image (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/in-search-of-christian-humanism.html
…is the single life a vocation (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8196/Is-the-unconsecrated-single-life-a-vocation.aspx
READ…
...Pope Benedict on Jesus' use of parables (Zenit)
http://www.zenit.org/article-33038?l=english
…a review of Life is Hard But God is Good (Catholic Books
Review):
http://www.catholicbooksreview.org/2011/gonzalez.htm
WORTH QUOTING...
"Poverty,
underdevelopment and hence, hunger, are often the result of
egoistic behavior that, coming from man's heart, is manifested
in social action, in economic exchanges, in the market
conditions, in the lack of access to food, and is translated in
the negation of the primary right of all persons to nourish
themselves and, therefore, to be free from hunger. How can we be
silent about the fact that even food has become an object of
speculations or is linked to changes in a financial market that,
deprived of certain laws and poor in moral principles, seems
anchored only in the goal of profit? Food is a condition that
concerns the fundamental right to life. To guarantee it means
also to act directly and without delay on the factors that, in
the agricultural sector, weigh negatively on the capacity to
produce, the mechanisms of distribution and the international
market."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in an address to the UN's Food and
Agriculture Organization July 1, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32993?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
July
10, 2011
VIEW…
…this week’s Vatican Report—patrons of art (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/54-Interviews/224449783-vatican-report-07-07.html
…stained glass images of faith in real life (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/re-imagining-in-stained-glass/
…John Allen on the Church 50 years
from now (Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/the-future-church.php
…Fr. Robert Barron on why the
Ascension matters (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-Why-the-Ascension-of-the.aspx
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Not yet, but already (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/%E2%80%9Cnot-yet%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%9Calready%E2%80%9D
…12 favorite prayers by Catholic saints (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/07/Prayers-of-the-Saints.aspx
…how to stop being afraid to show people
you love them (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/scared-by-too-much-love
...when words fail us
in prayer (Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/07/06/staining-the-silence/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...this fall's inter-religious gathering in Assisi (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33014?l=english
...the Vatican's position on nuclear weapons
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-33013?l=english
…the moral distinction between contraception and natural
planning (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/medical_ethics/me0171.htm
…the Church’s role in Southern Sudan (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/sudan/church-for-the-people-in-southern-sudan/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1336
…an interview with Nicholas Cafardi on “holy voting” (American
podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1267
DISCOVER...
…how to take a “virtual pilgrimage” to World Youth Day in August
(USCCB):
http://virtualworldyouthday.org/
...IgnatiusFest, a month-long celebration of Ignatian
spirituality (E-Magis):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/wp-content/uploads/Seasonal/31Days-2011-is-com.pdf
...a resource for daily prayer and reflection (StayGreat):
http://www.staygreat.com/default.aspx
…your spiritual type (Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/tools/my_spiritual_profile/index.php
CONSIDER...
…a Catholic mother’s concern about NFP (Crisis Magazine):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/five-ways-i-dont-love-natural-family-planning
…a pastor’s perspective on parish liturgy (Liturgical
Ministry):
http://centerforliturgy.georgetown.edu/parish%20liturgy.pdf
...Catholic social teaching and the current
budget crisis (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/catholic-social-teaching-vs-cult-individualism
...the debt ceiling
debate as a morality play (God's Politics):
http://blog.sojo.net/2011/07/07/the-debt-ceiling-play-my-cliffsnotes-version/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the tension between “spirit” and “flesh” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4359
...how the 60s changed the Church (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/05/times-they-were-achanging-mark-massa-catholic-60s
…what’s wrong with the nation’s “wack-a-mole” immigration policy
(USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/07/whac-mole-immigration-policy.html
…the hidden rules of poverty (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/uncovering-the-hidden-rules-of-poverty/
READ...
…Pope Benedict's address on faith, reason and truth (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32987?l=english
...an interview with Colleen McDannell, author of The Spirit
of Vatican II--A History of Catholic Reform in America
(Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/books/4728/beyond_the_miniskirt-wearing_nun%3A_what_catholic_reform_looks_like/
…Peter Phan’s review of Wake Up Lazarus! (Catholic Books
Review):
http://www.catholicbooksreview.org/2011/hegy.htm
…what Catholics can do about marriage (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8154/How-Catholics-can-support-institution-of-marriage.aspx
WORTH QUOTING...
"Not long ago I took my older daughter to a talk given by a
nutritionist, sponsored by the local girls’ running group. She
said something that has stuck with me as I’ve been planning our
meals: if you don’t get the food your body needs, you’ll crave
the wrong things like sugar and salt and fat. Eat right, she
said, and the cravings will disappear.... In light of all this,
I have approached the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with new eyes.
The Eucharist is our food for eternal life. I think of this not
as something out there in the distant future, but rather as a
way of living in the here and now. Lacking this food, our
spirit reaches out for wrong cravings: power and wealth and
honors and all the rest. With this food, we become more and
more capable of living eternal life. We become what we eat,
though in the way opposite to eating. Instead of the food
becoming part of us, we become part of the Body of Christ. We
become what we eat."
--
Tim Muldoon on the dotMagis blog, at
http://ignatianspirituality.com/10154/you-are-what-you-eat/
• • •
Online This Week
July , 2011
VIEW…
…a visual presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449725-gospel-of-sunday-3rd-july-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report –Time for Celebration
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449707-vatican-report.html
…a report on new religious communities
(Salt & Light):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/religious-communities.php
…Fr. Robert Barron on “one nation under
God” (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-A-Nation-Under-God.aspx
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Come to Me (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/come-me-all-you-who-are-burned-out-and-exhausted
…the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/catholicbychoice/2011/06/the-feast-of-the-apostles-peter-and-paul-and-an-adult-faith.html
…learning to listen along the sea shore (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1074.htm
…Amanda Osheim’s essay on holy order(s) (Daily Theology):
http://dailytheology.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/holy-orders/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…Jesus’ extraordinary treatment of women (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=33&IssueID=26
…Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Galleries/dome-of-the-rock.aspx
…devotion to the Sacred Heart (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2007/todonnell_sacredheart_jun07.asp
…getting more out of the Mass (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8112/What-every-Catholic-needs-to-know-about-getting-mo.aspx
…new strategies for marriage preparation (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/marriage-preparation-2.0/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1335
…a debate about
the moral issues involved in the federal budget (Interfaith
Voices):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1713
…Jacob Needleman on what it takes to be a
democracy (Krista Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/inward-work-of-democracy/
DISCOVER…
…six key ideas about liturgy (EnvisionChurch):
http://www1.georgetown.edu/centers/liturgy/envisionchurch/liturgy/catechesis/28019.html
…what the Church teaches about immigration (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=250
…the legacy of
Catholic women’s colleges (Washington Monthly):
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/julyaugust_2011/features/the_trinity_sisters030380.php
…what Joseph teaches
us about healing broken relationships (The Word Among
Us):
http://wau.org/archives/article/healing_our_relationships/
CONSIDER…
…how to stop economic “madness” (Institute for Policy
Research & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/time-to-stop-the-economic-policy-madness
…the real issue about gay “marriage” (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/gay-marriage-whats-the-real-issue/
…what would
constitute “Catholic farming” (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102612.htm
…why we need to let be and let see (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Resist-Change-Let-Be-and-Let-See.html
THINK MORE
ABOUT…
…the Church in the digital age (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12931
…the Supreme
Court’s decision on violent video games (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/07/violent-video-games-and-the-rights-of-parents
…how our
immigration system works (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/immigration-and-church/maddening-system-courtrooms-shelters
…the history and
future of Vatican II (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-worcester/vatican-ii_b_886757.html
READ...
...Bishop
Zavala's comments on new union election regulations (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/justice/victory-dignity-work
…the Canadian
bishops’ instruction on ministry to people with same-sex
attraction (CCCB):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/education/ed0464.htm
...a chapter
from The Emergent Christ by Sr. Ilia Delio (Orbis Books):
http://www.maryknollsociety.org/images/pdf/emergentchristsample.pdf
…Richard Gula’s
review of The Social Mission of the U.S. Catholic Church
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12925
WORTH QUOTING...
"In a culture
that is ever more individualistic -- like that in which Western
societies are immersed and which is spreading throughout the
world -- the Eucharist constitutes a kind of 'antidote,' which
operates in the minds and hearts of believers and continually
sows in them the logic of communion, of service, of sharing, in
a word, the logic of the Gospel. The first Christians, in
Jerusalem, were an evident sign of this new way of life because
they lived in fraternity and held all of their goods in common
so that no one should be indigent (cf. Acts 2:42-47). Where did
all of this come from? From the Eucharist, that is, the risen
Christ, really present with his disciples and working with the
power of the Holy Spirit."
-- Pope Benedict
XVI, in his Angeles message for the Feast of Corpus Christi,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32941?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
June 26, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449607-gospel-of-sunday-26th-june-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—Vatican diplomacy (H20News):
http://www1.georgetown.edu/centers/liturgy/envisionchurch/158549.html
…a “video pilgrimage” to the shrine of St. Frances Xavier
Cabrini (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4335
…faith in action on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux
Reservation (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/video/faithworks.shtml#winds
…an interview with Cardinal Wuerl on the new evangelization
(Salt & Light):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/cardinal-donald-wuerl.php
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel—Come to the Feast (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/come-feast
…the feast of Corpus Christi (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/larkinrsquos-heavenly-body
…how to rid the world of evil (American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/06/24/how-do-we-rid-the-world-of-evil/
…the spiritual value of physical activity (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=35&IssueID=26
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the state of Catholic schools in the U.S. (Catholic World
Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/795/the_state_of_catholic_schools_in_the_us.aspx
...world day to pray for priests July 1 (World Priest Day):
http://www.worldpriestday.com/
...Pope Benedict's prayer for priests (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32923?l=english
…a growing trend of homeless families (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102537.htm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-130.shtml
…a Catholic explanation of salvation (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/286-how-do-i-explain-a-catholic-view-of-salvation-to-a-lutheran
TAKE ACTION…
…to stop expansion of electronic-verification of U.S. workers
(Justice for Immigrants):
http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/index.shtml
DISCOVER…
...the Vatican's Matisse collection (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32920?l=english
…seven keys to marriage (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=239
…five good books about the Mass (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8051/Delving-into-the-Mass-books-about-its-history-and.aspx
…how rice farmers in Madagascar are revolutionizing rice
production (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/madagascar/madagascar-rice-same-fields-bigger-yields/
CONSIDER...
…how Catholics can disagree on the government’s role (The
Tidings):
http://www.the-tidings.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1397:californias-budget-and-the-common-good&catid=101:viewpoints&Itemid=389
…why we need to adjust our expectations about the liturgy (Notre
Dame Center for Liturgy)
http://blogs.nd.edu/oblation/2011/06/08/adjusting-expectations-ressourcement-and-the-renewal-of-the-liturgy/
...the Founding Fathers and the Common Good (Catholic in
Alliance for the Common Good):
http://catholicsinalliance.org/cgf062211rotondaro.php
…how the John Jay report on sex abuse is being misread (The
Crime Report):
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-06-the-report-on-us-catholic-priests-sex-abuse-what-the
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...the continuing debate over Vatican II (Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1348361?eng=y
…Flannery O’Connor’s “ontological splendor” (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.thinkandactanew.org/think-and-act-anew/2011/05/tools-for-fashioning-the-future.html
...a theological perspective on the business of business (Faith
& Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/multimedia/jeffrey-van-duzer-another-way-doing-business?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on praying with the
Psalms (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32912?l=english
…the Pope’s homily for the feast of Corpus Christi (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32931?l=english
…response of the U.S. bishops and Catholic Health Association to
proposed air quality standards (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-130.shtml
…an analysis of the Fr. Corapi affair (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/father-corapis-bombshell/
…an excerpt from J. Budziszewski's
What We Can’t Not Know
(Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/jbudziszewski_wwcnk_feb2011.asp
• • •
Online This Week
June
18, 2011
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449558-gospel-of-sunday-19th-june-2011.html
…this week’s
Vatican Report—outreach to Gypsies (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449543-vatican-report.html
…the U.S. Bishops’ new video on marriage, Made for Life
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/marriageuniqueforareason/index.shtml
…Daniel
Harrington’s lecture on prophets and apostles in Scripture
(Boston College):
http://www.bc.edu/church21/webcast.html
...Brother
David's "A Good Day" meditation (Gratefulness):
http://www.gratefulness.org/brotherdavid/a-good-day.htm
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—A Dance of Love (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/dance-love
…the nature of the crucifix (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0430.htm
…a survivor’s
story (Catholic Relief Services):
http://crs-blog.org/human-trafficking-in-india-one-womans-story/
…lightning
(Explore Faith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/honoring_creation/lightning.php
LEARN MORE
ABOUT...
…changes in the U.S. Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of
Children (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-124.shtml
…the role of
pilgrimages in the life of the Church (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32828?l=english
…the spiritual
dimension of clutter (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/people/q_and_a/2011/06-13/a-qa-with-abby-sasscer-mom-and-professional-organizer
…what the Church
teaches about the Holy Spirit (EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/spirmenu.htm
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1333
DISCOVER...
…a new guide to
daily prayer, “Give Us This Day” (Liturgical Press):
http://www.giveusthisday.org/
...the spiritual value of doing nothing (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-9-how-sweet-to-do-nothing
...11 steps for
making a good decision (Ignatian Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/making-good-decisions/an-approach-to-good-choices/an-ignatian-framework-for-making-a-decision/?utm_campaign=e-magis-June-2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emagis&utm_content=11-steps&utm_term=
…the connection
between meaning and happiness (Fr. Ronald Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=646
CONSIDER...
…when a choice is not a choice (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=35
…homosexuals as
the “necessary other” (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/homosexuality-a-call-to-otherness
…a conversation
about Catholic social principles (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/keeping-it-in-the-family-part-2/
…and a
dissenting viewpoint (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/social_justice/sj0245.htm
THINK MORE
ABOUT…
…the declining number of Catholic marriages (Our Sunday
Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8053/Exclusive-analysis-National-Catholic-marriage-rat.aspx
…painting the face of Christ (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/cultura/2011/138q11-All-inseguimento-del-Volto.html&title=In%20pursuit%20of%20the%20Face&locale=en
...what's going
to happen when you die? (Gratefulness):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GukuKL0DYCw
…the Trinity from a missionary’s perspective (Maryknoll):
http://www.maryknollogc.org/about/Scripture-reflection-archive/06-19-11-Holy-Trinity-Sunday.pdf
READ...
...Pope
Benedict's homily for Pentecost Sunday (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32832?l=english
…the Pope’s Wednesday catechesis on prayer (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32866?l=english
…the U.S. Bishops’ statement on physician-assisted suicide
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/toliveeachday/bishops-statement-physician-assisted-suicide.pdf
…John Coleman’s review of A Faith of Their Own (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12911
WORTH QUOTING
"On
Trinity Sunday, rather than try to solve the mystery, let us ask
how open we are to it: the mystery of why God created us to
begin with; the mystery of God loving us, desiring to be part of
our lives, to live in our hearts; to be one with us; the mystery
of God inviting us to share in the life of the Trinity: Father,
Son and Spirit; the mystery of a God who cares for us like a
loving parent, who lays down his life for us like a best friend,
who fills our hearts like a lover who will not be refused.”
-- Fr. Thomas Rossica, in a commentary on the readings for
Trinity Sunday, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32849?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
June 12-18, 2011
CELEBRATE PENTECOST…
…”Pentecost in Two Minutes” (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/pentecost-in-two-minutes
…an historical narrative (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Easter/0-86716-246-5.asp
...viewing the Church through the lens of the Holy Spirit (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32781?l=english
…the “cold fire” of the Spirit (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/06/the-cold-fire-of-the-holy-spirit
…praying for renewal (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/peace-pulpit/praying-spirit-renew-church
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449494-gospel-of-sunday-12th-june-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – the Pope in Croatia
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449493-vatican-report.html
...Catholic devotion to Mary (Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/devotion-to-mary.php
…Br. David
Steindl-Rast on meditation (Gratefulness):
http://www.youtube.com/user/meditativemoments#p/u/4/MPIFJ0_GQOc
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—A Great Mosaic (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/part-great-mosaic
…virtues for fathers (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=241
…a convert’s experience of confession (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/a-newbies-guide-to-confession
…taking one day at a time (Christopher News Notes):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1301
…getting “unstuck” from spiritual inertia (dotMagis):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/10046/how-to-get-unstuck/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…our “friends in high places”--the saints (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/8042/What-every-Catholic-needs-to-know-about-saints--O.aspx
...why young Catholics don't confess (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/03/our-lips-are-sealed
…what it means to say we believe (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/thebloggingmonk/
...the morality of organ transplants (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32797?l=english
…the discernment of Spirits (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1069.htm
DISCOVER…
…how you can help end slavery in Brazil (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/brazil/how-you-can-help-free-slaves-in-brazil/
…the condition of the Church in China (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/783/new_crosses_in_the_21st_century.aspx
…the connection between poverty and marriage rates (Headline
Bistro):
http://headlinebistro.typepad.com/headlinebistro/2011/06/the-shame-of-poverty-a-new-challenge-to-marriage-.html
…why faith needs images (This Rock):
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2010/1007fea1.asp
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1332
…a summary of Catholic social teaching (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/campus/media-podcasts.shtml
…a discussion of Render Unto Rome (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1261|
…the sacramental power of words (Beyond the Words):
http://beyondthewords.libsyn.com/the-sacramental-power-of-words-part-ii
REGISTER FOR...
...a 40-day online retreat, "Practicing Spirituality with Kent
Nerburn (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=108
CONSIDER...
…top ten reasons to be Catholic (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4296
...the rise of the global church (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/multimedia/andrew-walls-exciting-period-christian-history?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…a middle-of-the-road approach to the church’s role in public
affairs (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/review-of-behaving-in-public-how-to-do-christian-ethics-nigel-biggar/
…how and why money matters (Crisis):
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2011/money-matters-but-not-the-way-you-think
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...the balance between subsidiarity and solidarity (Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2011/05/31/practical-subsidiarity/
...how "prudential judgment" applies to the budget (Catholics in
Alliance for the Common Good):
http://catholicsinalliance.org/thecommongoodforum.php
...the danger of big government (Faith in Public Life):
http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/2011/06/george_weigels_big_goverment_b.html
...the principles and pitfalls of translating the Missal
(The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161313
READ...
...Pope Benedict remarks on the need for a “human ecology” (Osservatore
Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/vaticano/2011/133q11-Discorso-generale-del-Papa-agli-ambasciator.html&title=Human%20ecology%20%20is%20an%20imperative%20need&locale=en
…Fr. Richard Rohr on the sacred character of gender (Radical
Grace):
http://74.220.23.143/images/RG/2011/rg_2011_winter.pdf
...Gavin D'Costa's review of an important new book about Vatican
II (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/issue/1000262/booksandart
WORTH QUOTING...
"In our own day, while we unfortunately see an increase in
separations and divorces, the fidelity of spouses has itself
become a meaningful witness to the love of Christ, which permits
marriage to be lived out for what it truly is: the union of one
man and one woman who, with the grace of God, love one another
and help one another for a lifetime, in joy and in sorrow, in
sickness and in health. The first education in the faith consists precisely in the
witness of this fidelity to the spousal covenant: through it,
children learn without words that God is faithful, patient,
respectful and generous love."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in his Wednesday catechesis for June 8,
online at
http://www.zenit.org/article-32794?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
June 5-11, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449407-gospel-of-sunday-5th-june-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—A conference on AIDS
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449406-vatican-report.html
…Jim Forrest’s lecture on Dorothy Day (Marquette University):
http://www.marquette.edu/differencenetwork/jim-forest.php
…a five-part presentation on the new Roman Missal
(Jesuit.org)
http://www.jesuit.org/index.php/2011/05/31/video-series-offers-insight-and-assistance-in-transition-to-new-translation-of-roman-missal/
…the Jewish feast of Shauvot (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/june-3-2011/shavuot/8933/
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel—Do It My Way (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/do-it-my-way
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…the significance of the Ascension (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/eschatology-empowerment-and-ethics/
…the Sacrament of Real Presence (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/religione/2011/100q11-Una-presenza-che-salva-il-mondo.html&title=The%20Sacrament%20of%20Real%20Presence&locale=en
DISCOVER...
...what Catholics believe about the end of the world (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32748?l=english
...the social significance of the Gospel (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32700?l=english
…the story of the Ugandan martyrs (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4269
…what constitutes human intelligence (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/intelligence.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…St. Anthony of Padua (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=62
…coping with mental disorders and depression (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=28&IssueID=24
…how victims of sexual abuse found healing (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102214.htm
…what Catholics mean by the principle of subsidiarity (Institute
for Policy Research & Catholic Studies):
http://ipr.cua.edu/blogs/post.cfm/what-is-subsidiarity
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1331
…Peter Steinfels on the bishops’ voice (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1258
CONSIDER…
…the moral ambiguity of tornadoes (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/clouds-unknowing
…finding common ground between liberals and conservatives
(Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/more_christianity/2011/03/fr-dwight-longenecker-on-liberal-or-conservative.html
…reviving the tradition of Friday abstinence (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-48-meat-free-fridays
…the resurrection as a “evolutionary leap” (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=13845
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…what the John Jay report teaches us (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12884
…and why it’s more complicated than we think (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102163.htm
...the debate over brain death (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7993/Debate-continues-on-whether-brain-death-signifies.aspx
…becoming a person of peace (Catholics on Call):
http://catholicsoncall.org/we-are-all-recovery-reflection-becoming-person-peace
…getting to know the homeless (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-peter-m-wallace/homelessness-getting-to-know_b_870399.html
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis--praying like Moses (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32730?l=english
WORTH QUOTING...
"So
the first thing to do in relation to the poor is to break
through the double glazing, to overcome our indifference and
insensitivity. We need to let our defences down and be
overwhelmed by a healthy anxiety in face of the fearful misery
there is in the world. As Pope Paul VI wrote in Evangelica
testificatio, 'The persistence of poverty-stricken masses and
individuals is a pressing call for conversion of minds and
attitudes'. The cry of the poor obliges us 'to awaken
consciences to the drama of misery and to the demands of social
justice made by the Gospel and the Church.'"
-- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, in an
address to the general assembly of Caritas International, May
27; online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32700?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
May 28-June 4, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449306-gospel-of-sunday-29th-may-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—International Charity
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449307-vatican-report.html
…”This Is What Solidarity Looks Like” (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.youtube.com/catholicrelief#p/c/0/VZW3hl8wiME
…Fr. James Martin’s tips for summer spirituality (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/tips-for-summer-spirituality
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel—People of Love (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/called-be-people-love
…fire, symbol of the spirit (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=32&IssueID=24
...God's presence in the forest (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/blog/mary_breiner/131
…the importance of being present to the present (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/livingspiritually/spirituality_every_day/simply_satisfied/simplicity_of_time.php
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…what Catholics believe about the Trinity (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/fsheed_trinityts_may2011.asp
…the resurrection of the dead (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/essays-theology/resurrection-dead
...Cardinal Cardijn's method for social action (Cardijn Info):
http://cardijn.info/2011/05/20/see-judge-act-%E2%80%93-fifty-years-of-catholic-social-practice/
…how Americans feel about abortion (CatholicVote):
http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=17350
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1329
…a discussion with Sr. Joyce Rupp about her new book (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1257
…the spiritual meaning of old age (Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1681
DISCOVER...
...the five most spiritual places in Europe (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/everyday-spirituality/2011/05/rick-steves-5-most-spiritual-places-europe
...the Network lobby's Mind-the-Gap website (Network):
http://www.networklobby.org/campaign/mind-the-gap
...what we can learn from Mother Teresa (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32655?l=english
CONSIDER...
…how sex abuse still haunts the church (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7964/Clergy-sex-crisis-A-historical-problem-that-sti.aspx
…conservative Catholics and the common good (The Catholic
Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/catholic-conservatives-and-the-common-good.html
...the three great lessons of the sex abuse scandal (This Rock):
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2010/1007fea5.asp
…the advantages of a mega-parish (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/megaparish-more-boon-bane
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...obstacles to universal health care (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32665?l=english
…balancing subsidiarity and solidarity (Gospel in the Digital
Age):
http://blog.archny.org/?p=1210
…marriage and the economy (MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/as_the_family_goes_so_goes_the_economy/
…what rapture theology tells us about ourselves (Religion
Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/4679/rapture_theology_as_cultural_critique%3A_what_camping%E2%80%99s_prediction_tells_us_about_ourselves
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on prayer (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32676?l=english
…proposed changes in the U.S. bishops’ Charter for the
Protection of Children (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-111.shtml
WORTH QUOTING...
"Catholic social teaching on minimum wages is summarized in the
following passage from the Australian Catholic Bishops' 1991
Pastoral Letter,
A Century of Catholic Social Teaching: 'When a person is
employed to work full-time for wages, the employer, in strict
justice, will pay for an honest day's work a wage sufficient to
enable the worker, even if unskilled, to have the benefits of
survival, good health, security and modest comfort. The wage
must also allow the worker to provide for the future and acquire
the personal property needed for the support of a family. To
pressure or trick the worker into taking less is, therefore,
unjust.'"
-- The Catholic Bishops of Australia in a pastoral letter
marking the 120th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, online
at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32637?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
May 22-27, 2011
IN THE NEWS...Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse
...summary (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101940.htm
...text, timeline and comments (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/mr/causes-and-context.shtml
...Kathleen McChesney's analysis (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12884
…George Weigel’s analysis (National Review):
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/267600
…why the social context (read Woodstock) matters (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com
…becoming accountable for the abuse (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7925/Editorial-Being-accountable-for-abuse.aspx
…looking ahead to what comes next (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101953.htm
VIEW...
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449236-gospel-of-sunday-22nd-may-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the end times (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449237-vatican-report.html
…an interview with Fr. Edward Foley on the new Roman Missal
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-20-2011/rev-edward-foley-extended-interview/8865/
...a slide presentation on finding God in all things (Ignatian
Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/what-is-ignatian-spirituality/the-ignatian-way/finding-god-in-all-things/?utm_campaign=e-magis-MAY-2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emagis&utm_content=Ignatian-way+&utm_term=
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—Are All Welcome? (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/all-are-welcome
…getting outdoors—it works (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-27-get-outdoors
…St. Bernardine of Siena (Eternal Word Network):
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/B/stbernadineofsiena.asp
…how to share the Good News (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/colson_evang_july05.asp
PRAY...
...the Jerusalem Prayer for peace in the Middle East
(Palestine/Israel Ecumenical Forum):
http://www.oikoumene.org/en/programmes/public-witness-addressing-power-affirming-peace/churches-in-the-middle-east/pief/world-week/the-jerusalem-prayer.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...the Church in rural America (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/quiz-the-church-rural-america?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…St. Anthony’s art and miracles (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=29&IssueID=24
…the Albigensian heresy (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=29&IssueID=24
…faith and the future of social conservatism (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/For-Life-and-Family-Faith-and-the-Future-of-Social-Conservatism-05-11-2011.html
FIND OUT...
...where to make an Ignatian Retreat (Ignatian Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/retreats/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1329
CONSIDER...
...why holy people need to lighten up (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/lighten-up-spiritual-advi_b_862959.html
...the spiritual cost of war (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/war-and-peace/2011/05/morally-wounded-spiritual-costs-war
…a church big enough for everyone (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/a-church-big-enough-for-all-types-of-catholics/
…a broader version of the preferential option for the poor
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/05/the-preferential-option-for-the-poor
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...rising interest in demonic possession (U.S. Catholic)
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/05/theyre-baaack-whats-behind-return-exorcist
...the connection between faith and art (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/qa/makoto-fujimura-the-function-art?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
...the value of spiritual direction (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32618?l=english
...confusion in the pews (American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/05/20/confusion-in-the-pews/
…defining the boundaries of orthodoxy (Fr. Ronald Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=639
READ...
...the Pope's Wednesday catechesis on prayer (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32610?l=english
...Pope Benedict's address on the theology of the body (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32577?l=english
...the preparatory document for next fall's synod on
evangelization (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20110202_lineamenta-xiii-assembly_en.html
...Vatican statement on educating
youth for peace and justice (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32614?l=english
WORTH QUOTING…
"Jesus is concerned not only with the afterlife but with the
here and now. When Jesus spoke to his disciples at the last
supper about 'many dwelling places,' he was also speaking to
them about the present moment…. The Lord has gone ahead of us
to prepare many places, even for those who are 'outside' the
Church community. In his day, Jesus went out of his way to
prepare a room for all, especially for those for whom no one
else would make room. The master building project of Jesus is
one that makes a home of many rooms for the variety of God's
people. And this dwelling of many rooms is built with living
stones."
-- Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB in a commentary on the Gospel for the
Fifth Sunday of Easter, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32603?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
May 15-21, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224449172-gospel-of-sunday-15th-may-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—global warming (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449165-vatican-report.htm
…a discussion of the virtue of fortitude
(Catholic University of America):
http://president.cua.edu/inauguration/videos-embed.cfm#Fortitude
…author James Carroll on Jerusalem as a
symbol of unity (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-13-2011/james-carroll-extended-interview/8809/
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel—Encouraged by Christ’s Presence (Catholics
on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/encouraged-christ%E2%80%99s-presence
…May 21 and the end of the world (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4048
…four ways to overcome polarization
(Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/overcoming-extremes-%E2%80%93-four-practices/
…the juxtaposition of beatification and
assassination (Catholic Theological Union):
http://www.ctu.edu/category/news-type/word-ctu
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the national day of prayer for mariners
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-098.shtml
…what went wrong in Philadephia
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/fog-scandal-1
…the seven principles of Catholic Social
Teaching (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/blanari_rerumnovarum_may2011.asp
…Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (The
Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=386:pauls-call-to-unity-the-letter-to-the-ephesians&catid=26:church-teaching&Itemid=33
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1328
… Fr. Larry Rice explains the Infant of Prague (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/infant-of-prague
CONSIDER...
...the role of Catholics in politics (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32512?l=english
…the catholicity of jazz (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/
…Phil Fox Rose’s take on Lady Gaga’s latest video (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/gaga-and-judas
…David Bentley Hart on Ayn Rand (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/05/the-trouble-with-ayn-rand
CHECK OUT…
…resources about Mary (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/marian-resources.htm
…resources for Torture Awareness Month (National Religious
Campaign Against Torture):
http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=298&Itemid=219
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…fitting prayer into a busy life (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=25&IssueID=23
…how specific to be in confession (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/bad-at-confessing
…the difference between travelers and pilgrims
(Gratefulness.org):
http://www.gratefulness.org/readings/dsr_merton_asian_2.htm
… the importance of of how we arrange worship space (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureid=200
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12874
READ...
…the Vatican’s Instruction on use of the Latin Mass (Vatican):
http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27407.php?index=27407&lang=en#TRADUZIONE%20IN%20LINGUA%20INGLESE
...the Pontifical Academy of Sciences' report on climate change
(Catholic Climate Covenant):
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5256/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1163273
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on
the universal desire for God (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32544?l=english
…a review of The Mass—The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12865
…a defense of Vatican II’s renewal in continuity”(Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1347864?eng=y
…an assessment of the attempted assassination of Blessed
John Paul II (Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/editoriali/2011/110q11-Molto-di-pi--di-ci--che-appare.html&title=Much%20more%20than%20meets%20the%20eye&locale=en
WORTH QUOTING…
“The problem of evil, sorrow and suffering, the problem of
injustice and abuse, fear of others, of strangers and foreigners
who come to our lands and seem to attack what we are, prompt
Christians today to say sadly: we hoped that the Lord
would deliver us from evil, from sorrow, from suffering, from
fear, from injustice. It is thus necessary for each and every
one of us to let ourselves be taught by Jesus, as the two
disciples of Emmaus were: first of all by listening to and
loving the word of God read in the light of the Paschal
Mystery….. Then it is necessary to sit at table with the Lord,
to share the banquet with him, so that his humble presence in
the Sacrament … may restore to us the gaze of faith, in order to
see everything and everyone with God’s eyes, in the light of his
love.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in a homily in Venice, May 8, 2011, online
at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2011/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20110508_mestre_en.html
• • •
Online This Week
May 8-14, 2011
SIGNS OF THE TIMES ...
The death of Osama bin Laden
…why it raises moral issues (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101784.htm
...Vatican's response (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32455?l=english
...James L. Martin SJ (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4174
…Phil Fox Rose (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-47-in-the-face-of-a-mans-death-a-christian-never-rejoices
…Matt St. John (KC’s Headline Bistro):
http://headlinebistro.typepad.com/headlinebistro/2011/05/party-in-the-usa.html
…editorial (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7861/Editorial-Catholic-response-to-bin-Ladens-death.aspx
…a turning point (Pax Christi International):
http://www.paxchristi.net/international/eng/news.php?id=827&wat=show
VIEW…
…this week’s Vatican Report –Vatican and the bloggers
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224449068-vatican-report.html
…an interview with monk and poet Paul Quenon (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.paxchristi.net/international/eng/news.php?id=827&wat=show
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—encouraged by Christ’s presence (Catholics on
Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/encouraged-christ%E2%80%99s-presence
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…a mother’s love (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=60
…the other mother’s day (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=24&IssueID=23
...prayers that aren't answered (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/newsletter/no_sub_ministry/2011/05-02/does-prayer-work
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…why the Church considers torture a moral issue (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/stoptorture/
…what the Church teaches about immigration (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=250
…the “emancipation” of a traditional vice, avarice (First
Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/05/the-emancipation-of-avarice
…the gift of Henri Nouwen (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=635
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
...the U.S. Bishops' First Friday for Food Security campaign
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-087.shtml
...a summer conference for young adults ages 18-30 August 9-13
in Chicago (Catholics on Call):
http://catholicsoncall.org/apply
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1327
…Fr. Dave Dwyer’s homily on the breaking of the bread
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/breaking-of-the-bread
CONSIDER…
…ten short prayers that work (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1063.htm
…George Weigel’s perspective on Blessed John Paul II (National
Review Online):
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/266383/beatification-john-paul-ii-george-weigel?page=1
…a clarification about Catholic teaching and the budget
(Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/clarifying-catholic-social-teaching-the-budget/
…signs of grace in the sex abuse crisis (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101796.htm
…what would happen if the Catholic Church stopped (National
Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-if-the-church-went-galt/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...Blessed John Paul II's legacy (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/beatification-stirs-ferment-over-john-paul%E2%80%99s-legacy
…why we believe in something as bizarre as resurrection
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=4175
…real presence at the center of faith (Osservatore Romano):
http://distributistreview.com/mag/2011/05/distributism-and-the-modern-economy-part-two/
…the genius of black worship (ThinkingFaith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110421_1.htm
READ...
...Pope Benedict's homily at the beatification of John Paul II
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32440?l=english
...the first in Pope Benedict's new series of Wednesday talks on
prayer (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32482?l=english
…Susan Moore’s review of The Abbess of Andalusia
(Mercat0rNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/the_abbess_of_andalusia/
WORTH QUOTING...
"Indeed, the church’s saints and blesseds—Pope John Paul II
among them—are a reminder that holiness is not the same as
perfection. It is not always a sure defense against egotism, nor
is it a guarantee of moral or intellectual rectitude. Saints
make mistakes, sometimes terrible ones, but we honor them
because we also see in them a heroic response to God’s offer of
grace, even if that grace did not overcome whatever fatal flaw
every hero seems to have."
--
Bryan Cones, in the May 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic, online at:
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/03/blessed-are-you
• • •
Online This Week
May 1-7, 2011
CELEBRATE THE BEATIFICATION...
Articles and Commentary on Blessed Pope
John Paul II
…biographical sketch from Loyola Press:
http://www.loyolapress.com/pope-john-paul-ii-a-biographical-sketch.htm
…Cardinal Dziwisz, the Pope’s
personal secretary, on Salt & Light Television:
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/dziwisz.php
…John Carr on the U.S. Bishops’ blog:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/vocations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20101115_xlviii-vocations_en.html
...Fr. James Martin SJ in America:
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4161
…Fr. James V. Schall in Catholic World Report:
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/04/not-in-my-lifetime-fr-schall-on-pope-john-paul-iis-legacy-of-love.html
...John L. Allen in the National Catholic Reporter:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/death-life-john-paul-sign-contradiction
...Bryan Cones in U.S. Catholic:
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/03/blessed-are-you
…Fr. Pat McCloskey in St. Anthony Messenger:
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=23&IssueID=23
…Thomas Craughwell in Our Sunday Visitor:
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7813/Why-newly-minted-blessed-is-the-pope-of-Divine-Mer.aspx
…Joseph Pronechin in the National Catholic Register:
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/mercy-messenger1/
...Fr. Fergus Kerr OP in The Tablet:
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161140
…Tony McCaffrey in Thinking Faith:
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110428_1.htm
…Our Sunday Visitor’s special section:
http://www.osv.com/Portals/0/images/pdf/JPII_Tribute_Web.pdf
VIEW…
…this week’s Vatican Report—how saints are made
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-Events/224448968-vatican-report.html
…a report on the path to sainthood (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-29-2011/path-to-sainthood/8712/
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT…
…living the mystery of Easter (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/catholicbychoice/2011/04/walking-the-easter-way-by-living-our-lives-in-the-risen-lord-now.html
…how American Catholics feel about vocations (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/04/spotlight-on-vocations-interested-and.html
…There be Dragons (Catholic News Service):
http://www.americancatholic.org/entertainment/entertainment.aspx?id=12948
…why the Gospels make us uncomfortable (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=240
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel—Called to faith and community (Catholics on
Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/called-faith-and-community
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…believing when we don’t see (Catholic Theological Union):
http://www.ctu.edu/scripture-reflections/article/second-sunday-easter
…a prayer for dementia (Catholic Bishops of England and Wales):
http://dayofprayerfordementia.org.uk/resources/In%20Memory%20Of%20-%20Prayer%20for%20Dementia.pdf
…8 ways to let go (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/Depression/8-Ways-to-Let-Go-of-a-person-place-or-thing.aspx
...a month's worth of sacred poems (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=20950
…fitting prayer into a busy life (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=25&IssueID=23
…the integrity of creation (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-integrity-of-creation
REGISTER FOR...
...Joe Popracki's May 11 webinar "Practice Makes Catholic"
(Loyola Press):
http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2011/04/20/practice-makes-catholic-free-webinar/
LISTEN TO…
…Fordham students and faculty on eloquentia perfecta
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1255
…a discussion on the popularity of the Mormon church (Interfaith
Voices)
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1658
CONSIDER...
...a moral framework for the U.S. budget (Jesuit Social Research
Institute):
http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/e-newsletter/April-2011/0411-BudgetMoralFramework-jse.htm
...another viewpoint on U.S. taxes (Jesuit Social Research
Institute):
http://www.loyno.edu/jsri/documents/Spring2011-final-jsq.pdf
…thoughts about the “casino economy” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12848
…Anne Burke on the bishops and the sexual abuse crisis (Chicago
Tribune):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0429-burke-20110429,0,4821972.story
ENDORSE…
…the “Circle of Protection” to save programs for the poor
(Circle of Protection Coalition):
http://www.circleofprotection.us/index.html
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…”John Paul II Priests” (Headline Bistro):
http://www.headlinebistro.com/hb/en/columnists/jpii/dolan.html
…the connection between ethics and liturgy (Catholic Moral
Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/ethics-after-easter/
…those times when you can’t take much more (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/dejection-what-are-you-trying-to-teach-me-god
...Vatican II and the hermeneutic of "renewal in continuity"
(Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1347670?eng=y
READ...
...Fr. Cantalamessa's Good Friday homily (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32396?l=english
…the “Circle of Protection” statement endorsed by the U.S.
bishops (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-085.shtml
…Pope Benedict’s statement for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
(Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/vocations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20101115_xlviii-vocations_en.html
…an excerpt from Jennifer Haigh’s Faith—A Novel
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/outside-gravity
WORTH QUOTING...
"The resurrection of Christ is not the fruit of speculation or
mystical experience: it is an event which, while it surpasses
history, nevertheless happens at a precise moment in history and
leaves an indelible mark on it. The light which dazzled the
guards keeping watch over Jesus' tomb has traversed time and
space. It is a different kind of light, a divine light, that
has rent asunder the darkness of death and has brought to the
world the splendor of God, the splendor of Truth and Goodness."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in his "Urbi et Orbi" Easter message,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32408?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
April 24-30, 2011
THE MEANING OF EASTER…
…”Peace be with you” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12833
…an Easter Vigil reflection (Pax Christi USA):
http://paxchristiusa.org/2011/04/22/holy-week-reflection-for-holy-saturday/
…does resurrection
contradict science? (The Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-j-rossano/does-resurrection-contrad_b_848577.html
...the "historical footprint" of the resurrection (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32371?l=english
…suffering does not have the last word (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/hope-in-the-resurrection/
…seeing the world through resurrection eyes (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Seeing-the-World-through-Resurrection-Eyes-Greg-Garrett-04-21-2011.html
VIEW…
…this week’s Vatican Report—a week of milestones for Pope
Benedict (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224448897
…Fr. Robert Barron on Jesus of Nazareth and Catholic
biblical scholarship (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/04/fr-robert-barron-on-benedict-xvis-jesus-of-nazareth-and-the-historical-critical-method.html
…the history of the King James Bible (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/the-king-james-bible-%E2%80%9Cmasterpiece-by-committee%E2%80%9D/8673/
…an interview with the president of the Focolare Movement (Salt
& Light):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/maria-voce.php
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/resurrection-lord-joy-and-fear-doubt-and-wonder
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
… the Pope’s answers about suffering (Catholic News Service):
http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/seven-questions-for-the-pope/
…Rembrandt’s portraits of Christ (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161107
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the mystery of the cross (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/04/the-mystery-at-the-center-of-our-faith.html
…Blessed Pope John Paul II (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1251
…Catholics and the Civil War (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/us/ah0029.htm
...the life of Mary (Opus Dei):
http://www.opusdei.us/ssec.php?a=4509
VISIT...
Osservatore Romano's
new website (click on English in the upper right hand corner):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?locale=it
REGISTER FOR…
…a one month e-course with Sr. Joan Chittister OSB (Spirituality
& Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=106
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1325
…a discussion of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1251
…an Orthodox sense of sacramentality (Krista Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/restoring-the-senses/
…America’s roots as a Christian nation (WJK Radio)
http://wjkradio.wjkbooks.com/2011/03/wjk-radio-26-john-fea-responds-was-america-founded-as-a-christian-nation.html
CONSIDER...
…John Paul II, the “feminist pope” (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/04/pope-john-paul-ii-feminist-pope.html
…making prudential choices about the economy (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=13048
...the Gospel according to Ayn Rand (The Washington Post):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/post/the-gospel-according-to-ayn-rand/2011/04/18/AFEorXzD_blog.html
…why hell matters (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/4426/why_the_hell_does_hell_still_matter_
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...the challenges of adult faith formation (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=13028
…the Ordinariate for Anglicans and the future of Christian unity
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4147
…the 150th anniversary of Rerum Novarum
(Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf041311schneck.php
…who killed Jesus (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/who-killed-jesus-an-excer_b_848812.html
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on the Triduum (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32378?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ rationale for Quest for the Living God
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-078.shtml
WORTH QUOTING...
“The joyous truth of Easter is that Christ embraced the many
contradictions that sin has brought into our lives. On the cross
he died for all of us and for all that has died within us – our
many hidden deaths, brought about by our own weakness and the
disappointed hopes of a broken world. Those hidden deaths, when
they remain alone, lead only to despair. When they become one
with Christ’s death they become life itself. Christ, lifted up
on the cross, raised to new life, has the power to transform the
contradictions of our lives.”
-- Fr. Peter Knott SJ, in a reflection for Thinking Faith,
online at:
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110420_1.htm
• • •
Online This Week
April 17-23, 2011
VIEW…
...a video
presentation of Sunday's Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-gospel/224448837-gospel-of-sunday-17th-april-2011.html
… Holy Week in two minutes (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/holy-week-in-two-minutes
Palm Sunday reflection (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/video_detail.html?id=33
…holy week in a Benedictine monastery in British Columbia (Salt
& Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/thissideofeden/
…a slide-view tour of Jerusalem (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Travel/Galleries/Sacred-Places-to-Visit.aspx
…the centrality of the Passover in the Jewish tradition
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-15-2011/rabbi-sharon-brous-extended-interview/8591/
REFLECT ON…
…a daily meditation for Holy Week (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/living-lent-daily.htm?cId=402433
…Ecce homo, the suffering Christ (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureid=189
…Fr.
Benedict Groeschel’s holy week reflections (EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
…an examination of conscience based on the Beatitudes (Pax
Christi USA):
http://paxchristiusa1.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/eoc.pdf
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
... the Lord’s Supper (Catholic
Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=249
…the history of the way of the cross (Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364:walking-the-way-to-the-way-of-the-cross&catid=20:spirituality&Itemid=27
... "The Language of the Cross" (Ignatian Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-spiritual-exercises/the-language-of-the-cross/?utm_campaign=e-magis-APR-2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emagis&utm_content=Language-of-+the-cross&utm_term=
…the meaning of Holy Week—remain steady through the storm
(Catholic Morality):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/steady-as-she-goes-reflections-on-the-palm-sunday-readings/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1324
…Karl Richter’s performance of the resurrection from the dead
from the Credo in Bach’s Mass in B Minor (Commonweal):
http://www.youtube.com/embed/udW9nk92Ims
…Fr. Robert Barron’s reflections on the Passion (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-Radio/Sermons/Sermon-Archive-for-2011/Sermon-536-The-Passion-of-the-Christ-Palm.aspx
…the story of Exodus retold through Jewish midrash (Krista
Tippett on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/exodus/
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…how to get the most out of Holy Week (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/info/making_the_most_of_holy_week/
…listening to the Passion Story at Mass (American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2011/04/13/listening-to-the-passion-story-at-mass/
…the gifts of Good Friday (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=10962
ALSO THIS WEEK…
…Sunday’s Gospel—“At the Foot of the Cross” (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/foot-cross
...this week's Vatican Report--beatification of John Paul II
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448836-vatican-report.html
...John Allen's thoughts on "post-tribal Catholicism" (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/thoughts-post-tribal-catholicism
...a new website dedicated to Pope John Paul II's legacy (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/popejohnpaulii/
...thoughts on the morality of the budget (Washington Post):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/catholic-america/post/is-a-balanced-budget-a-moral-issue/2011/04/14/AFRe9EgD_blog.html
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on holiness (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32316?l=english
...Fr. Cantalamessa's Lenten homily
on the Church's social mission (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32329?l=english
WORTH
QUOTING…
"Our faith is not in popes, cardinals,
bishops, priests, or even in monsignors. Nope: our faith is
only in Jesus. He and He alone will never let us
down; He will never sin; He and He alone will never break a
promise; He and He alone deserves our absolute trust and
confidence. That’s why it’s especially tragic when someone
leaves Jesus and His Church because of a sin, scandal, or slight
from a priest or bishop. If your faith depended on us, it was
misplaced to begin with. We priests and bishops might represent
Jesus and shepherd His Church, however awkwardly — but we are
not Jesus and His Church."
-- Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, in his April 13 blog,
online at:
http://blog.archny.org/?p=1144
Disclaimer
The purpose of Online This Week is to provide a
representative selection of legitimate theological opinions
which are consistent with the official teachings of the Catholic
Church.
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 in
Waterloo or the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
• • •
Online This Week
April 10-16, 2011
VIEW...
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448744-gospel-of-sunday-10th-april-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – World Day of Prayer at
Assisi (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448742-vatican-report.html
…videos from a conference on the Church and immigration issues
(Institute for Policy Research):
http://ipr.cua.edu/events/multimedia-recent.cfm
…William Mattison’s discussion of the cardinal virtues
(Catholic University of America):
http://president.cua.edu/inauguration/videos-embed.cfm#Good_Life
...photos depicting the birth of new
stars (Christian Science Monitor/NASA)
http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Space-Photos-of-the-Day/Space-photos-of-the-day-Celestial-nurseries
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel—A Patient Faith (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/patient-faith
…ten radical sayings of Jesus (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2011/10-Radical-Sayings-of-Jesus.aspx
…the beauty of spring (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/long-loving-look-where-you-are
…conflict with Church teaching (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/Whatloyaltydoweowethepope.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the Gospel of John (The Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362%3Acoming-to-a-parish-near-you-the-gospel-of-john&catid=26%3Achurch-teaching&Itemid=33
…what’s wrong in Southern Sudan (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/sudan/beating-the-disease-odds-in-southern-sudan/
…the rights of migrants (Catholics in Alliance for the Common
Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf032311.php
…how to be Christian in the digital world (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7776/How-to-be-Christian-in-the-digital-world.aspx
REGISTER NOW...
...for the University of Notre Dame's spring online STEP courses
(Satelite Theological Education Program):
https://shop.nd.edu/C21688_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=19&SINGLESTORE=true
ASK YOURSELF...
...do I need all this stuff? (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/everyday-spirituality/2011/03/boxed
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1323
…John L. Allen on the Church’s PR problem (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1246
CHECK OUT…
…Michael Leach’s blog, Why Stay Catholic (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/why-stay-catholic-blog.htm
CONSIDER...
…Fr. Kenneth Himes on the morality of torture (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12820
...Fr. John Dear on the struggle in Palestine (Maryknoll):
http://www.maryknollogc.org/regional/MiddleEast/john_dear_palestinian_struggle_for_justice.html
...a biblical perspective on what's happening in the world
(Catholic Theological Union):
http://www.ctu.edu/word-ctu/article/rain-fell-floods-came-wind-blew
…G.K. Chesterton on “why I am Catholic” (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0075.html
…the theology of political conservatives (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/4407/original_spin%3A_progressives_dismiss_conservative_theology_at_their_peril
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...spirituality as common sense (Gratefulness.org):
http://www.gratefulness.org/readings/dsr_CommonSense.htm#
…making time for the ones we love (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/making-time-for-love
…opening our eyes and seeing the hungry (Catholic Charities
USA):
http://www.thinkandactanew.org/think-and-act-anew/2011/04/eyes-wide-shut.html
…the banality of evil (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/the-banality-of-evil-again/
…Catholics and the death penalty (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/04/the-power-of-the-sword
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on St. Therese of
Lisieux (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32249?l=english
...Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's address
on clergy sexual abuse (Archdiocese of Dublin):
http://www.dublindiocese.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2367&Itemid=1166
WORTH QUOTING…
“With Jesus there is a move from a two-person relationship:
‘What the other person does to you, do the same to him,’ to a
three-person relationship: ‘What God has done to you, do the
same to the other person’.… [T]he main question still remains to be answered: why
this singular diversion of love from God to one's neighbor?…
Here is the difference between love that is purely eros and love
which is eros and agape together. Purely erotic love is a closed
circle: … I love you, you love me. The love of agape is an open
circle: it comes from God and returns to Him, but passes through
one’s neighbor.”
-- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa in his third Lenten homily April 8, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32264?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
April 3-9, 2011
VIEW...
…the video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448680-gospel-of-sunday-3rd-april-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—changes in the Pope’s Masses
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224448571-vatican-report.html
...a video reflection for the fourth week of Lent (Catholic
Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/video_detail.html?id=31
…Fr. Robert Barron’s commentary on God, the tsunami and evil
(Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr--Barron-comments-on-God,-the-Tsunami,-and-the-P.aspx
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel—Coloring Outside the Lines (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/coloring-outside-lines
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...the two faces of love: eros and agape (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32122?l=english
...learning to be more open (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=16915
…being unmarried and unashamed (Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=239
…a baby-boomer’s conversion experience (The Word Among Us):
http://wau.org/archives/article/divine_mercy_at_every_turn/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…why the Mass is changing (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1243
...what Catholics believe about hell (Evangelization Exchange):
http://www.pemdc.org/ee0311-barron/
…Catholics and “left-behind” theology (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/ceolson_leftbehindhistory_mar2011.asp
…top ten myths about annulments (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7742/Top-10-annulment-myths.aspx
REGISTER NOW...
...for a two-part webinar on Mission Spirituality (Paulist
Evangelization Ministries):
http://www.pemdc.org/missionspirituality.aspx
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1322
…author Michael Leach on being Catholic (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1243
…Fr. James Marten SJ on “Of Gods and Men” (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/father-james-martin-on-of-gods-and-men/8533/
CONSIDER...
...seven "R's" for the Lenten Journey (Evangelization Exchange):
http://www.pemdc.org/ee0311-fernandez/
…what technology is doing to us (Beliefnet):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/technology-ten-things-i-hate-about-you
…the latest trends in the U.S. Catholic population (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/03/emerging-us-catholic-trends-gss-2010.html
…fifteen criteria of Catholic theology (The Catholic Thing):
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/fifteen-criteria-of-authentic-catholic-thought.html
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…what Pope John Paul II taught about the church’s social mission
(USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/03/john-paul-ii-catholic-social-mission.html
...the savior of the universe (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/03/universal-savior-ilia-delio-reimagines-christ
…the ethics of a just wage (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/economically-recovering-or-falling-behind-more-on-wages/
…the connection between faith and reason (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0382.htm
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on St. Alphonsus Ligouri
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32175?l=english
...the Vatican's statement on the Buddhist celebration of
Vesakha (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32181?l=english
...the Holy See's statement to the UN on sexual orientation
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32108?l=english
…the U.S. Bishops’ statement on Quest for the Living God
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/doctrine/statement-quest-for-the-living-god-2011-03-24.pdf
WORTH QUOTING...
"Those of you who are nonbelievers
challenge believers in a particular way to live in a way
consistent with the faith they profess and by your rejection of
any distortion of religion which would make it unworthy of man.
Those of you who are believers long to tell your friends that
the treasure dwelling within you is meant to be shared, it
raises questions, it calls for reflection.... ...[I]t is up to
you, in your own countries and in Europe as a whole, to help
believers and nonbelievers to rediscover the path of dialogue.
Religions have nothing to fear from a just secularity, one that
is open and allows individuals to live in accordance with what
they believe in their own consciences."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in a video message to the "Court of the
Gentiles" March 26 in Paris, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32135?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
March 27-April 3, 2011
VIEW…
…a new processional cross at St. Thomas in Ames (Catholic
Sensibility):
http://catholicsensibility.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/processional-crucifix-arrives/
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/come-water-0
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…an examination of conscience for Lent (The Word Among Us):
http://wau.org/archives/article/think_about_these_things/
…why we believe in Jesus Christ (The Word
Among Us):
http://wau.org/archives/article/reason_to_believe/
...what Celtic spirituality can teach us
during Lent (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/02/celtic-crossovers-may-lent-irish-be-you
PRAY…
…a novena for victims in Japan (Jesuit Conference):
http://www.jesuit.org/index.php/2011/03/17/japanese-jesuit-offers-novena-for-disaster-victims-of-japan/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…how we count the days of Lent (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2008/07/if-lent-40-days-why-are-there-46-days-between-ash-wednesday-and-easter
…Mass attendance in the 50s compared to now
(CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/03/sunday-morning-deconstructing-catholic.html
…how just war principles apply in Libya
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/just-war-libya
…the hidden cost of our affluence
(Archdiocese of Washington):
http://blog.adw.org/2011/03/remembering-the-hidden-costs-of-our-affluence/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1321
…this week’s World Report—Operation Rice Bowl in
Indonesia (Catholic Relief Services):
http://crs-blog.org/crs-world-report-operation-rice-bowl-part-2/
…Fr. Francis Hezel’s lessons of a lifetime
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1241
…how we can learn from the woman at the
well (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-Radio/Sermons/Sermon-Archive-for-2011/Sermon-533-One-who-is-greater-than-our-father.aspx
CONSIDER…
…whether Jesus was a political activist (Jesus of Nazareth
Official Website):
http://jesusofnazarethvolume2.blogspot.com/2011/03/was-jesus-political-activist.html
…why immigration is a pro-life issue (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/03/immigration-front-and-center.html
…the connections between theology, cosmology and ecology
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12793
…seven ways to discover joy (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2008/10/7-Ways-to-Discover-Joy.aspx
…budget choices and concern for the
vulnerable (Catholic Charities):
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=2314
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…what works—being human and imperfect (Busted Halo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-45-go-easy-on-yourself
...the relationship between church and
state (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-32011?l=english
…how to make parishes more welcoming (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/02/when-i-was-stranger
…the iconographic fiction of Flannery
O’Connor (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0421.htm
…what “March Madness” can teach married
couples (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=134
READ…
…the U.S. bishops’ concerns about military intervention in Libya
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-059.shtml
…Archbishop Dolan's statement on the sexual abuse of
children (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-058.shtml
…Pope Benedict’s address to young adults
attending the Court of the Gentiles in Paris (Chiesa):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1347271?eng=y
…Fr. Daniel Harrington’s review of Jesus
of Nazareth/II (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12786
...a review of William May’s Theology of
the Body (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/integrated-thought1/
and Something
a Little Less Serious…
…a Vatican take on Elizabeth Taylor (Religion News Service):
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-mourns-taylor-last-diva-cinema
WORTH QUOTING...
"...[T]hose of us who claim to be Christian are constantly asked
to look at whether we are disciples of Jesus, prepared to walk
with Him to Calvary -- or happy to be a holy huddle who see
faults and challenges only elsewhere. Lent is really Lent only
if it challenges any sense of smugness and cosiness among those
who will wear the cross of ashes today, and carry the cross with
Jesus into the future. And if we can model that honesty, then we
can perhaps encourage others to learn from that Gospel wisdom."
-- From an Ash Wednesday homily by
Auxiliary Bishop Donal McKeown of Down and Connor Ireland,
online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-32000?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
March 13-19, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448393-gospel-of-sunday-13th-march-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – Jesus of Nazareth,
book 2 (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448389-vatican-report.html
…some thoughts about Ash Wednesday from young adults
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/whats-with-the-ash
…the moral burden of war (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-28-2010/nancy-sherman-extended-interview/6386/
…a Lenten reflection (Catholic Bishops of Australia):
http://thereflection.vividas.com/
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/seed-doubt
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…the faces of homelessness across America (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/church-knew-sex-abuse-scandal-was-coming
...the Incarnation (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fr-richard-rohr/creation-as-the-body-of-g_b_829257.html
MORE ABOUT LENT…
…giving something up for Lent (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-44-what-are-you-giving-up-for-lent
…doing nothing for Lent (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=12414
…the spiritual and physical benefits of fasting (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100864.htm
...fasting from technology (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/4306/turn_off%2C_slow_down%2C_drop_in%3A_the_digital_generation_reinvents_the_sabbath
…the deeper meaning of Lenten ascenticism (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110308_1.htm
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the life of St. Patrick (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faces/saints_prophets_and_spiritual_guides/saint_patrick.php
...what Catholic families can do about bullying (RCL/Benzinger):
http://www.faithfirst.com/pdfs/TH-CatholicParenting-Bullying-R1.pdf
…”lapsed Catholics” and their connection to the Church (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-there-any-catholic-left-in-lapsed.html
…five key issues addressed in the Pope’s new book (Ignatius
Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/03/the-five-key-questionsproblems-addressed-in-jesus-of-nazareth-holy-week.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1319
CONSIDER...
…Lent as a renewal of Catholic identity (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0147.htm
...Fr. John Dear's description of a "spirituality of resistance"
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/lent-practice-spirituality-resistance
…America’s spiritual deficit (SojoNet):
http://blog.sojo.net/2011/03/10/americas-greatest-deficit-is-spiritual-not-merely-financial/
…John Paul II’s theology of the body (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/a-matter-of-communio/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...what's wrong with our economy (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/great-reversal
…the touch of God’s grace (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=56
…Iowa’s Faith and Freedom Coalition (Georgetown on Faith):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2011/03/republicans
_fight_for_god_at_the_iowa_faith_and_freedom.html
…the value of having four Gospels (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-l-skinner/the-gospels-its-good-to-l_b_832906.html
…what Christians believe about marriage (MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/marriage_101/
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on the Lenten journey
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31972?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ statement on budget priorities (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/Final-2011-CR-letter-Domestic-Senate.pdf
...John Allen's review of Jesus of Nazareth (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/new-book-confirms-benedict-xvi-his-own-best-spokesperson
WORTH QUOTING...
"On the one hand we are told that self-interest and greed are
the sole drivers of human behavior, and that 'free markets' are
all that is needed to turn 'private vice into public virtue.' On
the other hand we are told that human nature is what society
makes it.... But humanity cannot be reduced to either selfish
egos or social constructs. A full understanding of what it means
to be human must also include the basic solidarity that is a
necessary part of our humanity, that comports to the fundamental
dignity of each person and that demands justice. Just as we need
to improve the functioning of markets and the effectiveness of
government policy, we must also work to promote solidarity and
social justice."
-- Dr. Charles Clark, speaking for the Vatican's Permanent UN
Observer, in an address to the Second Preparatory Committee for
the Conference on Sustainable Development, March 9, 2011, online
at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-31967?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
March 6-12, 2011
PREPARE...for Lent
…download a Fast-Pray-Give Lenten calendar (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/fast-pray-give
...sign up for a lenten journey with an Afghan refugee and her
family (Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service):
http://www.lirs.org/site/c.nhLPJ0PMKuG/b.6561049/k.220/A_Feast_of_Grace_Observe_Lent_with_LIRS.htm?msource=sa110302&auid=7815614
...read a lenten reflection on courage (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/newsletter/no_sub_ministry/2011/03-01/the-soldiers-vs-the-tomboy
…discover eight ways to pray during Lent (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/8-ways-to-pray-during-lent.htm?ftm=ocf
…resources from Operation Rice Bowl (Catholic Relief Services):
http://orb.crs.org/
…resources from the Beatitudes Society (Beatitudes Society):
http://www.beatitudessociety.org/seasonal-resources?utm_source=WCR%2BMarch%2B1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Seasonal%2BResources&utm_campaign=WCR%2BMarch%2B1%2BSeasonal
VIEW…
…a video presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448327-gospel-of-sunday-6-march-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—ethics for business
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448310-vatican-report.html
…a panel discussion about the history of lay people in the
church (Boston College):
http://www.bc.edu/church21/webcast.html?11.04.10_The_Way_We_Were_Md.mp4#feature-area
…the wonder of God’s creation (The Branch):
http://www.thebranch.org/index.php/theBranch/resources/video_downloads/
REFLECT ON...
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/home-god
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
...suggestions on how to be more grateful (Gratefulness
Society):
http://www.gratefulness.org/qbox/item.cfm?qbox_id=234
…praying the Divine Office, the Liturgy of the Cosmos
(The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2011/02/23/praying-with-the-cosmos-%E2%80%93-the-divine-office/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the new Roman Missal (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=248
...how Americans view God (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/how-americans-view-god?page=full&print=true
…how personal values shape who we are (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wtf_busted_halo.pdf
…what millennial Catholics think about Lent (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-season-millennials-and-lent.html=
…a Catholic view of marriage (Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=366:belonging-and-being-for-others&catid=21:sacraments&Itemid=28
CONSIDER...
…the link between vocations and contraception (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/most-parents-discourage-religious-vocations-but-why
...Fr. Bryan Massingale's perspective on the conflict in
Wisconsin (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal):
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/117107323.html
...what role the churches should play (LaCrosse Tribune):
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_987bc61a-4228-11e0-bfb9-001cc4c002e0.html
...Sr. Simone Campbell's perspective on "pro-life" budgets (The
Hill):
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/147047-when-budgets-are-not-pro-life
…Archbishop’s Chaput’s ideas about the American Experience
(First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/03/subject-to-the-governor-of-the-universe-the-american-experience-and-global-religious-liberty
…another take on the revised Roman Missal (Celebrate!)
http://www.celebrate-liturgy.ca/index.php?id=200
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio (Franciscan
Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1318
…Fr. Ronald Rolheiser’s thoughts on secularity (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2011/2/28_Secularity_is_Our_Child_%28Ron_Rolheiser%29.html
…author Peter Quinn’s discussion of the historical novel
(America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1237
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...the nature of truth, from Pope Benedict's new book (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31894?l=english
…conscience protections for Catholic health care workers
(Catholics in Alliance):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf022211schneck.php
…moral issues and financial reform (Center of Concern):
http://www.coc.org/node/6658
…why the transformative effect of Vatican II is so elusive
(Fordham University):
http://www.fordham.edu/images/Undergraduate/CenterOnReligionCulture//Sept_14_VatII_transcript.pdf
…a Thomistic environmentalism (Homiletic & Pastoral Review):
http://hprweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256:from-conservation-to-consecration-towards-a-green-thomism&catid=34:current-issue
READ...
...Pope Benedict's address to the Pontifical Academy for Life
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31870?l=english
...the Pope's Wednesday catechesis on St. Francis de Sales
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31903?l=english
…Richard Gaillardetz’s “state of the church, 2011” (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/every-day-chruch-should-give-birth-church
WORTH QUOTING...
“Gracious God, today begins a period of inner reflection and
examination. The days stretch before me and invite me inward to
that silent, holy space that holds your Spirit. This special
time beckons me to see my life through Christ's eyes and the
truth and reality of your love incarnate. Give me the grace to
enter the space of these days with anticipation of our meeting.
And, when I open my soul to your presence, let your loving
kindness flow over me and seep into the pockets of my heart. I
ask this for the sake of your love.”
-- From Explore Faith, online at:
http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/prayer/prayers_for_living/ash_wednesday.php
• • •
Online This Week
February 27-March 5, 2011
PREPARE...for Lent
…read Pope Benedict’s Lenten Message (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31816?l=english
...sign up for a weekly "Noontime Examen" (Ignatian
Spirituality):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/lunchtime-examen/
...view a video about getting ready for Lent (Twenty-Third
Publications):
http://www.pastoralplanning.com/Podcasts/Zannoni-Lent-11.html
...view a video about fasting and abstinence (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/fasting-and-abstinence-during-lent.htm
...check out resources provided by Ignatian Spirituality (Loyola
Press):
http://ignatianspirituality.com/lent/?utm_campaign=e-magis-FEB-2011&utm_medium=email&utm_source=emagis&utm_content=Lenten-resources+&utm_term=
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448228-gospel-of-sunday-27th-february-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—missionary work and
evangelization (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448219-vatican-report.html
…perspectives on faith and worker justice (Religion and Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/february-25-2011/religion-and-worker-justice/8233/
…a lecture on the development of icons in the Orthodox tradition
(Boston College):
http://www.bc.edu/church21/webcast.html?10.18.10_Anatolios_Md.mp4#feature-area
REFLECT ON…
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/seek-first-kingdom-god
…Sunday’s Gospel from a peace and justice perspective (Maryknoll
Peace & Justice Office):
http://www.maryknollogc.org/about/Scripture-reflection-archive/02-27-11-8th-Sunday-Ordinary.pdf
…how focused you are (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Quiz/Are-You-Centered.aspx
…the Oscar-nominated Of Gods and Men (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/frances-oscar-selection-for-best-foreign-language-film-of-gods-and-men
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…seven things Catholics should know about divorce (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=13&IssueID=20
...how to really "hear" the Word of God (Evangelization
Exchange):
http://www.pemdc.org/ee0211-conversation/
…how to recognize intrinsic value or beauty (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=55
…what the Church teaches about workers and workers’ rights
(Diocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis):
http://www.osjspm.org/work_and_workers_rights.aspx
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1317
…Elizabeth Lev on what’s happened to Christian art (America
podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1235
…author David Hazony on the Ten Commandments (Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1614
…civil rights activist Vincent Harding on civility and hope
(Krista Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/civility-history-hope/
PLAN NOW…
…for Boston College’s C21 online course, “The Creed” beginning
March 3 (Boston College C21)
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/thecreed.html
CONSIDER…
…Fr. Anthony Ruff’s perspective on Pope Benedict’s liturgy (GIA
Quarterly):
http://www.praytellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Liturgy-Under-Benedict-XVI-Ruff.pdf
…why no one’s listening to what religious leaders are saying in
Wisconsin (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/christianityfortherestofus/
…if and when lying is always wrong (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/last-comments-on-lying-for-jesus/
…Sister Rose Pacate’s Oscar picks (Pauline Center for Media):
http://sisterrose.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/my-oscar-picks-and-hopes-a-few-good-men-lead-the-pack/
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...how Catholics understand the Book of Genesis (Evangelization
Exchange):
http://www.pemdc.org/ee0211-barron/
…why personal religious experiences need to be grounded in the
community (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/more_christianity/2011/02/the-holy-spirit-me-and-the-church.html
…what Catholics don’t know (Patheos):
http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/What-Catholics-Dont-Know-Greg-Kandra-02-23-2011.html
…what makes a business school “Catholic” (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2011/01/value-added-catholic-professional-schools
READ...
...Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecke's statement on unions
(Archdiocese of Milwaukee):
http://www.archmil.org/News/StatementRegardingtheRightsofW.htm
…Bishop Stephen Blaire’s support for Wisconsin workers (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-038.shtml
…USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat’s support for the Protect Life Act (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/healthcare/cardinal-dinardo-HR358-ltr.pdf
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on St. Robert Bellarmine (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31835?l=english
WORTH QUOTING…
“If you can keep giving others respect when all about you
this is seen as weakness, and disrespect is held as strength and
passion for truth… if you can remain courteous and retain your
manners when all about you courtesy is seen as quaint, and
crassness and crudity are paraded as sophistication… if you can
live in tension when all about you there is compromise because
it is judged that it is better to let the devil take tomorrow
than to live in tension today… and if you can bear down even
more in charity and forgiveness, loving and forgiving those who
hate you, when all about you they are advocating hate for hate…
then, just as surely as Noah, you will have built an Ark!”
-- Fr. Richard Rolheiser, in his February 20,
2011 syndicated column, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=620
• • •
Online This Week
February 20-26, 2011
PREPARE…for
Lent
…resources from the U.S. Bishops’ website (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/lent/
…resources from Loyola Press (Loyola
Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/liturgical-year-lent.htm
…”Wondrous Encounters—Day-by-Day Through Lent” (Catholic
Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=247
…”Have You Given Up on Giving Up?”
(Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=237
…”The Spirituality of the Gospels with Thomas Moore” e-course
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=104&key=sp
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448158-gospel-of-sunday-20th-february-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—the priest shortage
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448155-vatican-report.html
…a segment from Out of Darkness, a documentary on the
Church in Eastern Europe (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/aee/darkness.html
…Fr. Robert Barron’s discussion, “Who Is
God?” (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/02/fr-robert-barron-answers-three-basic-questions-about-god.html
…Joe Paprocki’s webinar on the revised
Roman Missal (Loyola Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/roman-missal-webinar-explains-changes-in-catholic-mass.htm
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/key-holiness
…being patient and persistent in prayer (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/spiritual-reflections/patient-and-persistent-prayer-0
…a pilgrim’s journey through grief
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/lifeissues/sorrow_and_grief/landscapes_of_grief/index.php
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…how sacraments works (Spirituality for Today):
http://www.spirituality.org/is/187/02.asp
…the challenges of Catholic feminism
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12724
…the Orthodox Patriarchal Church in Egypt (Christian Near East
Welfare Assn.):
http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=3525&pagetypeID=4&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1
…Avery Dulles’ impact on the future of
theology (Fordham University):
http://www.fordham.edu/images/undergraduate/centeronreligionculture/transcripts/dec%2014%20dulles_transcript.pdf
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1316
…a faith-based critique of the Oscar nominations (America
podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1230
CONSIDER…
…the possibility of hope at the brothel door (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/marriage/mf0142.htm
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s explanation of mysticism (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fr-richard-rohr/three-ways-to-view-the-su_b_822092.html
…Stratford Caldecott’s view of what children need (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/education/ed0443.htm
…how Facebook destroyed the church (Experimental Theology):
http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-facebook-killed-church.html
DISCOVER…
…Beliefnet’s new “Catholic Corner” blog (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Catholic/Catholic-Corner.aspx
…the danger of women’s magazines (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/why-womens-magazines-may-be-harmful-to-your-relationship
…composer Josh Ritter’s sense of faith and doubt (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/culture.cfm?cultureid=176
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…dealing with Catholic frustrations (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/catholic-frustration-within-the-ranks
…the connection between faith and music
(Catholic University of America):
http://president.cua.edu/inauguration/hilarion-alfeyev.cfm#Full_text
…what’s wrong with the West (MercatorNet):
http://www.loyolapress.com/liturgical-year-lent.htm
…one family’s experience of Mexican
violence (Fellowship of Reconciliation):
http://forusa.org/blogs/john-lindsay-poland/one-mexican-familys-story/8552
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on St. John of the Cross (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31761?l=english
…the U.S. Bishops’ letters on budget
priorities (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-032.shtml
WORTH QUOTING…
“…[W]hat is needed today is a strategic approach towards poverty
eradication based on true social justice in order to help reduce
the suffering of millions of our brothers and sisters. Authentic
social development policies must address not only the economic
and political needs, but also the spiritual and ethical
dimension of each human person. In this manner, every individual
in the society can be free from all forms of poverty, both
material and spiritual.”
-- Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the Holy See’s Permanent
Observer, in an address to the UN’s Commission for Social
Development Feb. 11, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-31749?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
February 13-19, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448096-gospel-of-sunday-13th-february-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – World Day for
the Sick (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448094-vatican-report.html
…a documentary about the Camino de Santiago
pilgrimage (Salt & Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/catholicfocus/el-camino.php
…an interview with Catholic apologist Fr.
Peter Stravinskas (Salt & Light Television):
http://www.saltandlighttv.org/witness/stravinskas.php
…Fr. Robert Barron’s commentary on exorcism
films (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-Why-Exorcism-Films-Still.aspx
REFLECT ON…
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/people-different-age
…becoming faithful servants (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=54
…struggling with doubt (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/grappling-with-uncertainty/
...Jesus and the homeless (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20110203_1.htm
…a prayer for the beginning of a new day
(Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/begin.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the Church’s understanding of marriage (USCCB Blog):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/is-your-parish-marriage-building.html
…changes in the new Roman Missal
(Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/7529/Revised-Roman-Missal-Understanding-the-reasons-fo.aspx
…how relativism clouds ethical thinking
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/medical_ethics/me0163.htm
…how the Tucson shooting has revived the
gun debate (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100555.htm
LISTEN TO...
…to this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/is-your-parish-marriage-building.html
CONSIDER…
…how much God loves us (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faith/explore_gods_love/you_are_loved.php
…Bishop McElroy’s view of the war in Afghanistan (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12708
…is Justin Bieber a modern evangelist?
(Beliefnet/Religion News Service):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Celebrities/Justin-Bieber-Tween-Evangelist.aspx
…could professional golf be absolutely
evil? (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/02/golf-and-the-metaphysics-of-morals
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the laity’s role in the Church (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12707
…those statistics about Catholic trends
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/americas-religious-marketplace-real-catholic-problem-new-sales
…how to practice perseverance (Spirituality
& Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=20730
…how Jewish-Christian relations have
evolved (Koinonia):
http://www.paulist.org/unity/koinonia/11_winter/improving-attitudes.php
…what freedom means (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/freedom
READ…
…the U.S. bishops’ testimony opposing public funding of abortion
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/prolife/HR3-testimony-2011-02-08.pdf
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on St. Peter
Canisius (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31703?l=english
...Cardinal Mahoney's plea for immigration reform (The Tidings):
http://www.the-tidings.com/2011/021111/cardnc.htm
…an excerpt from Fr. Alfred McBride’s new
book, Staying Faithful Today (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.catholicsampler.com/viewer.aspx?id=1546&sample=chapter
…how Egypt’s Coptic Christians are
responding to events there (Los Angeles Times):
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-coptics-20110204,0,7327517.story
WORTH QUOTING…
"We live with constant pressure, from without and from within, to
see more, consume more, buy more, and drink in more of life. The
pressure to increase the dosage is constant and unrelenting. But
this is precisely where a deliberate, willful, and hard
asceticism is demanded of us. To quote Mary Jo Leddy, we must,
at some point say this, mean it, and live it: It's enough. I
have enough. I am enough. Life is enough. I need to gratefully
enjoy what I have."
-- Fr. Ron Rolheiser in his syndicated column, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=618
• • •
Online This Week
February 6-12, 2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224448033-gospel-of-sunday-6th-february-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—What’s happening in Egypt (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224448022-vatican-report.html
…the ethical challenge of medical care (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/february-4-2011/medical-cost-benefit-ethics/8092/
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/you-are-salt-earth
…the back path for inactive Catholics (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/six-paths-to-god-the-path_3_b_810355.html
…favorite prayers from famous African-Americans (Beliefnet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/01/Prayers-from-African-Americans-in-History.aspx
…learning how to pray, “not my will…” (BustedHalo):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/01/Prayers-from-African-Americans-in-History.aspx
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
...six steps to forgiveness (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/the-dance-forgiveness?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…who’s joining religious orders these days (USCCB):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=11
…how faith can help ease the pain of depression (The Liguorian):
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=356:what-faith-can-do-to-ease-depressions-pain&catid=22:christian-living-life-application&Itemid=29
FOCUS ON…
…Christians in the Middle East (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=11
…Catholics at work (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12694
…the relationship between bishops and Catholic hospitals
(USCCB):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=11
…the challenge which young adults pose to the church (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/twenty-something-catholics-lost-generation
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1314
…more Facts of Faith—St. Blaise and throat blessings (BustedHalo
podcast):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/01/Prayers-from-African-Americans-in-History.aspx
…Richard Gaillardetz on marriage and faith (Everyday Faith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Entries/2011/2/3_Marriage__A_Daring_Promise_%28Rick_Gaillardetz%29.html
…getting beyond the divide between life and choice (Krista
Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/listening-beyond/
REGISTER FOR…
…Joe Praprocki’s webinar on the new Roman Missal (Loyola
Press):
http://www.loyolapress.com/roman-missal-webinar-explains-changes-in-catholic-mass.htm
CONSIDER...
…the connection between money and values (BustedHalo):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/01/Prayers-from-African-Americans-in-History.aspx
…what folks are saying about The Rite (Catholic Education
Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/arts/al0418.htm
…the egalitarian elitism of the Super Bowl (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/02/our-egalitarian-elitism
…why the drug problem is a God problem (Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/schall_drugs_feb2011.asp
THINK MORE ABOUT...
...making a monthly contribution to help the poor (Catholic
Relief Services):
http://crs.org/donate/monthly-giving.cfm
...why families need to make time for important things (U.S.
Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/life/2011/01/dont-focus-family?page=0,0
…young adults and the Catholic Church (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/young-adults-and-catholic-church
…why vocation programs don’t work (Homiletic & Pastoral Review):
http://hprweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Angeles reflection on the Beatitudes (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31605?l=english
...the Pope's Wednesday catechesis on St. Teresa of Avila
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31644?l=english
…what you can do to help Sudan (Catholic Relief Services):
http://peaceinsudan.crs.org/
…Joseph Weiler’s antidote to withdrawal from the public forum
(MercatorNet):
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/ways_out_of_the_christian_ghetto/
WORTH QUOTING...
“No longer can the church rely on the
need for a refuge, or on the desire for conformity, or the fear
of damnation to ensure lay participation. The church suddenly
finds itself having to make an effort at being not only
welcoming, but intellectually stimulating and liturgically
meaningful to new generations of Catholics who were not formed
in its tradition. It has to develop a catechesis that challenges
the mind, feeds the spirit, and engages the inquisitive nature
of young people.”
--Jamie L. Manson, in her “Grace on the Margins” column in the
National Catholic Reporter, online at:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/twenty-something-catholics-lost-generation
• • •
Online This Week
January 30-February 6, 2011
VIEW…
...a video presentation of Sunday's Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447960-gospel-of-sunday-30th-january-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—World Communications Day
(H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/47-events/224447942-vatican-report.html
REFLECT ON…
…this week's Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-january-30-my-god-and-my-all
…the lesson of the loaves and fish (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=610
…Jesus the nice guy, or Jesus the radical (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-would-jesus-discourse
…the value of volunteering (Christopher News Notes):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1199
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…Catholic Schools Week (Cath0lic News Service):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=130
...the Pope's push for Christian unity (Zenit)
http://www.zenit.org/article-31558?l=english
…the story behind The Rite (St. Anthony Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=11&IssueID=19
…the seven myths of servant leadership (Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1102&article=on-becoming-a-servant-leader
…the challenge of world hunger (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15824
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1313
…a discussion of the theology of migration (America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1227
…Fr. James Keenan on the university of the 21st
century (Boston College):
http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/keenan2/
…Fr. Richard Rohr’s thoughts on spiritual restlessness
(EverydayFaith):
http://www.everydayfaith.net/EF/Home/Home.html
CONSIDER...
…Friar Jack’s ideas about contemplative prayer (American
Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=53
…what it means to be “in agreement” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=3822
...a return to "confessional states" (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31584?l=english
…one family’s experience of health care reform (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/an-uninsured-pregnancy-health-care-part-1
…the Gospel according to Oprah (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=11911
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…the theology of the State of the Union/I (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/by-topic/robert-h-nelson-sin-sacrifice-and-the-state-of-the-union/8002/
…the theology of the State of the Union/II (Religion
Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/4115/state_of_the_union_stuck_in_that_olde-time_semi-niebuhrianism
…tomorrow’s theologians (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12681
…the connection between morality and happiness (New York Review
of Books):
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/feb/10/what-good-life/?pagination=false
…knowing by faith (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1041.htm
…the moral imperative of Christian unity (Catholic News
Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100308.htm
READ...
...Pope Benedict's Wednesday catechesis on Joan of Arc (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31576?l=english
…Reviews of The Rite:
--Sr. Rose Pacatte (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=37
--Fr. Jake Martin (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/not-quite-rite
--John Mulderig (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100268.htm
…a chapter from Josef Pieper’s St. Thomas Aquinas
(Ignatius Insight):
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2011/jpieper_aquinas_jan2011.asp
WORTH QUOTING...
“I cannot stress this enough--we must never forget our
objective and that is ‘to build that kind of society where it is
easier for people to be good.’ This is what Peter Maurin taught
us. To follow the gospel teaching of the works of mercy. If your
brother is hungry, feed him, shelter him. How can you show your
love for God except by love for your brother and sister? The one
who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love
God whom he hasn’t seen? This is a beginning.”
-- Dorothy Day in a 1969 letter, quoted by Fr. John Deer in his
blog “On the Road to Peace” online at:
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/dorothy-days-letters-show-heartache-faith
Online This Week
January 23-29, 2011
CELEBRATE…the Octave of Prayer for
Christian Unity
…official prayer and information (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/weeks-prayer-doc/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20100526_week-prayer-2011_en.html
…resources and background information
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/default.aspx?id=7
…history of how the Octave developed
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31529?l=english
…perspectives on Christian unity (Salt &
Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/ecumenism-gods-plan.php
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447889-gospel-of-sunday-23rd-january-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – beautification of Pope John
Paul II (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447876-vatican-report.html
…a video report on progress in Haiti
(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1220
…a report on the recent referendum in
Southern Sudan (Catholic Relief Services):
http://www.crs.org/sudan/southern-sudan-at-the-polls-gallery/
REFLECT ON…
…this week’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-january-23-light-darkness
…the distinction between faith and
“whooshing” (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12659
…12 keys to a sacramental marriage (St.
Anthony Messenger Press):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=10&IssueID=19
…the late Sargent Shriver and Catholic
principles (Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/stories_of_faith_and_character/cs0492.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
..the U.S. bishops’ commitment to universal health care (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/01/bishops-seek-health-care-thats.html
…the names Catholic parents choose for
their children (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2011/01/something-about-mary.html
…how the Church evaluates Marian
apparitions (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100252.htm
…why the pro-life movement is hopeful
(Politics Daily):
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/21/abortion-foes-have-high-hopes-for-new-congress-and-for-2012/
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1312
…Karen Armstrong’s 12 steps to compassion
(Interfaith Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1591
REGISTER FOR…
…a webcast of “Creativity for Creation”
(Franciscan Action Network):
http://www.franciscanaction.org/
CONSIDER…
…whether being single is really a vocation (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/pure-sex-pure-love-123-catholic-singles-revisited
…the end of the “Bernardine era” in the
U.S. Church (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2011/01/the-end-of-the-bernardin-era
…the injustice of the war on drugs
(Sojourners):
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1102&article=cruel-and-unequal
…whether artists have the right to offend
(Georgetown on Faith):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2011/01/art_and_community.html#more
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the six paths to God (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-james-martin-sj/six-paths-to-god-the-path_b_805953.html
…the challenges facing Catholic hospitals
(Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/fatal-conflict
…what we could learn from “primitive”
societies (Moral Landscape):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201101/have-westerners-fallen-the-evolved-human-cycle
…C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia
(ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/resources/books/c.s._lewis/chronicles_of_narnia/index.php
STAND IN SOLIDARITY…
…with a fast and prayer to end violence in Cuidad Juarez
(Fellowship of Reconciliation):
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2507/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5594
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on St. Catherine of
Bologna (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31465?l=english
…the U.S. bishops’ legislative agenda for 2011 (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-014.shtml
… interviews with the real exorcist whose
story is told in The Rite
--
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31515?l=english
--
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/interview-father-gary-thomas-vatican-certified-exorcist
…G.K. Chesterton’s thoughts on modern
liberty (Ignatius Insight):
http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/01/modern-liberty-means-that-nobody-is-allowed-to-discuss-religion.html
…Fr. John Deer’s thoughts on political hate
speech (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/looking-through-crosshairs
…George Weigel’s thoughts on the
beatification of Pope John Paul II (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/15794
WORTH QUOTING…
"'One single human
family:' this is the theme of the message that I composed for
today's observance. It is a theme that indicates the end, the
goal of the great journey of humanity across the centuries:
forming one family, naturally with all the differences that
enrich it, but without walls, recognizing all as brothers. Thus
says the Second Vatican Council: ...'[The Church] is in Christ
as a sacrament, that is, sign and instrument of intimate union
with God and the unity of the whole human race.' For this
reason it is fundamental for Christians, although they are
spread throughout the world and, therefore, different by culture
and tradition, to be one, as the Lord wishes."
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in remarks before the Angelus, Jan. 16,
2011, online at
http://www.zenit.org/article-31474?l=english
• • •
Online This Week
January 16-22, 2011
REMEMBER... the
Shooting in Tucson
…Archbishop Timothy Dolan (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2011/11-006.shtml
…Sister Mary Ann Walsh (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/01/tucson-time-to-wake-up-and-tone-down.html
…Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (National Catholic Reporter)
http://ncronline.org/blogs/peace-pulpit/return-love-hate-jesus-baptism-teaches-us
…roundup of responses from various religious leaders (Catholic
News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100110.htm
…Fred Rotondaro (Catholics
in Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/thecommongoodforum.php
…Pax Christi USA:
http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_statements_more.asp?id=2091
…E.J. Dionne (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/tragic-prophet
...Stephen Prothero (CNN):
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/12/my-take-it-takes-a-village-to-make-a-killer/
...Jim Wallis (God's Politics):
http://blog.sojo.net/2011/01/10/an-attack-on-the-soul-of-the-nation/#
…Stephen Kent (Catholic News Service):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=129
…Diana Butler Bass (Beliefnet):
http://blog.beliefnet.com/christianityfortherestofus/2011/01/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-speaking-for-the-soul.html
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447792-gospel-of-sunday-16th-january-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report – religious freedom (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447783-vatican-report.html
…an interview with Rev. Robert Graetz on Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/january-14-2011/rev-robert-graetz-extended-interview/7887/
REFLECT ON...
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns):
http://www.maryknollogc.org/about/Scripture-reflection-archive/1-16-11-2nd-Sunday-Ordinary.pdf
…getting out of a spiritual rut (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=128
...Thomas Merton'sdefense of Christian nonviolence
(Fellowship of Reconciliation):
http://forusa.org/nonviolence/40merton.html
…the tension between faith and humor
(BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/faith-and-corn-chips
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…the new translation of the Roman Missal (PrayTell):
http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2011/01/10/conceiving-the-translating-task/
…what Catholic believe about purgatory (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=3795
…how Christ’s death makes a difference
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re1038.htm
…the Church’s position on gun control
(Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100159.htm
TAKE TIME TO…
…produce your advanced medical directives (Friar Jack):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=52
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1311
…”Brother Mickey’s” perspective on the vocation of an artist
(America podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1225
…how a Benedictine monk did—or
didn’t—discover champaigne (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/dom-perignon
…theologian and physicist John Pokinghorne
on reconciling science and faith (Krista Tippet on Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2011/quarks-creation/
CONSIDER…
…why we can’t give up on Haiti (USCCB):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-we-must-not-give-up-on-haiti.html
…Matthew’s view of authority in the Church(America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=1&entry_id=3791
…how science is changing how we view human
nature (The New Yorker):
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/17/110117fa_fact_brooks?currentPage=all
…why science can’t cheat death (The
Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/08/john-gray-immortality
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…the challenges to religious freedom (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12661
…what parents can do about bullying
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=127
…steps for inactive or alienated Catholics
(Catholic Church in England & Wales):
http://www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk/what-next.htm
READ…
...the decree for the beautification of Pope John Paul
II (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31460?l=english
...Pope Benedict's catechesis on St. Catherine of Genoa (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31434?l=english
...an interview with Fr. Timothy Radcliffe (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/contemporary-issues/2010/10/worth-getting-timothy-radcliffe-why-go-church
…Dorothy Day’s autobiographical novel, The Eleventh Virgin
(Catholic Worker):
http://catholicworker.org/dorothyday/daytext.cfm?TextID=1
WORTH QUOTING…
“Our children are not ours, they are
God's children. In the end, we are only their guardians, all of
us. God is the real parent and God's love, care, and anxiety for
them will always be in excess of our own. You are never a single
parent, even if you are doing the parenting alone. God is
alongside, loving, caring, cajoling, worrying, trying to instill
values, trying to awaken love, worrying about what company they
are keeping, concerned about what they are watching on the
internet, and spending the same sleepless nights that you are.
God's worry exceeds our own.”
-- Fr. Ron Rolheiser, in his weekly syndicated column Jan. 9,
2011, online at:
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=547
• • •
Online This Week
January 9-15,
2011
VIEW…
…a video presentation of this week’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Gospel/224447728-gospel-of-sunday-9-january-2011.html
…this week’s Vatican Report—religious freedom (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447706-vatican-report.html
…a new video about marriage, Made for Each Other (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/marriageuniqueforareason/
REFLECT ON...
…this Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-january-9-baptism-lord
…why the parable of the Good Samaritan shocked Jesus’ audience
(American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/e-News/FriarJack/newlayout.asp?id=50
…nine ways to connect prayer and justice (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/campus/prayer-ipj.shtml
…staying quietly in God’s presence (Canadian Jesuits):
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/westeast2.html
…the anniversary of the Haitian earthquake (Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/january-7-2011/haiti-earthquake-anniversary/7766/
LEARN MORE ABOUT…
…what the Pope did and didn’t say about using condoms (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12649
…how Matthew’s Gospel addresses discipleship (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=246
…how Christian anthropology transforms human sexuality (Catholic
Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0033.htm
…how women in ministry keep the faith (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/2010/11/femme-fidele-how-women-who-work-church-keep-faith?page=3
TAKE ACTION…
…boost your spiritual energy (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/galleries/12energyboosters.html
…urge Congress to reform U.S. immigration policy (Justice for
Immigrants):
http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/index.shtml
DOWNLOAD…
…a scriptural rosary which focuses on “The Stranger Among Us”
(USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/mrs/nmw/2011/scriptural-rosary-en-m5960.pdf
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1310
…Fr. Larry Rice’s explanation of “epiphany” (BustedHalo
Podcast):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/videoandaudio/the-word-epiphany
…reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King (Expl0reFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/faces/saints_prophets_and_spiritual_guides/martin_luther_king/index.php
…a discussion about the year’s best religion books (Interfaith
Radio):
http://interfaithradio.org/node/1572
THINK MORE ABOUT…
…your purpose in life (Christopher News Notes):
http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1199
…the star of Bethlehem (Thinking Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101231_1.htm
…the heart of the Mass, transubstantiation (Homiletic &
Pastoral Review):
http://www.hprweb.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=264&Itemid=63
…balancing success and salvation (The Liguorian)
http://www.liguorian.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:what-makes-us-happy-balancing-success-and-salvation&catid=22:christian-living-life-application&Itemid=29
CONSIDER…
...giving to anyone who asks (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/outside-box/4give-all-who-ask
…the connection between grace and sobriety (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=7&IssueID=18
…what “peace on earth” means (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/celebrating-birth-nonviolent-jesus
…why we still need natural philosophy (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/12/philosophy-lives
READ...
...Pope Benedict's message for World Day of the Sick (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31286?l=english
…John Allen’s interview with Cardinal George (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/picking-brain-us-bishops-thinker-chief
…an interview with the new head
of the Vatican’s Congregation for Religious Life (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/women-religious/new-vatican-official-want-learn-walk-us-women-religious
WORTH QUOTING...
“In modern thinking, the word ‘conscience’
signifies that for moral and religious questions, it is the
subjective dimension, the individual, that constitutes the final
authority for decision…. [Saint John Henry] Newman’s
understanding of conscience is diametrically opposed to this.
For him, ‘conscience’ means man’s capacity for truth: the
capacity to recognize precisely in the decision-making areas of
his life – religion and morals – a truth, the truth. At
the same time, conscience… imposes on him the obligation to set
out along the path towards truth, to seek it and to submit to it
wherever he finds it. Conscience is both capacity for truth and
obedience to the truth which manifests itself to anyone who
seeks it with an open heart.”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in an address to the Roman Curia Dec. 20,
2010; online at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2010/december/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20101220_curia-auguri_en.html
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Online This Week
January 2-8, 2011
REVIEW…the year just past
…a video review of religion in 2010 (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/december-24-2010/look-back-2010/7718/
...the year in review from Rome (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31355?l=english
…five most under-reported religion stories of 2010 (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/most-under-reported-vatican-stories-2010
…J.D. Salinger, Eunice Shriver, Michael Jackson -- the
faithful who departed in 2010 (BustedHalo):
http://www.bustedhalo.com/category/faithful_departed
CELEBRATE…the new year
...a spiritual view of new years resolutions (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=3745
…the whole coulda, woulda, shoulda business (American Catholic):
http://blog.americancatholic.org/2010/12/31/new-years-repri-eve/
…restarting your prayer life (Life4Seekers):
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/spirituality-prayer/gettingstarted.html
…a video preview of the year ahead (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/december-31-2010/look-ahead-2011/7719/
VIEW...
…this week’s Vatican Report—the Church in China
(H2oNews):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/1-Events/224447647-vatican-report.html
...Karl Hoffman's video, "Living on the Border" (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/video/living-border
…a preview for Fr. Robert Barron’s new video series,
“Catholicism” (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/The-Catholicism-Project/Trailer-New.aspx
REFLECT ON...
…Sunday’s Gospel (Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/considerthis/bible-call/4scripture-reflection-january-2-magis-gifts
…what the world is praying for this week (Catholic Relief
Services):
http://www.crs.org/weekly-prayers/index.cfm
…the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/fugitives
…the deeper meaning of Christmas card images (ThinkingFaith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101223_2.htm
...practicing spirituality in Winter (Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=20549
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT...
…how Catholics understand the liturgical year (Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=245
…the role of the laity in the Church today (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/community/editorial.aspx?id=122
...how Catholicism shaped the Third Reich (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31164?l=english
…what Americans really believe (Religion Dispatches):
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/3889/2010%3A_what_did_we_believe_in
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American Catholic Radio
(Franciscan Radio):
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1309
…Pope Benedict’s “Thought for the Day” (BBC Radio 4):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/today/pope-thought-for-the-day/
…Fr. Drew Christiansen’s reflections on why matter matters
(America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1222
…four talks by David Clayton on sacred art (The Way of Beauty):
http://thewayofbeauty.org/2010/12/22/four-talks-on-sacred-art-at-kenrick-seminary-st-louis/#more-1424
CONNECT WITH...
…a four-week online retreat about discerning God’s call
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/4discerning-life-service-church-week-one
... an 8-week self-directed course on non-violence (San Antonio
Peace Center):
http://1.salsa.net/peace/conv/
PLAN AHEAD...
…for a two-week online workshop on spiritual practices (C21
Online):
http://www.bc.edu/schools/stm/c21online/courses/spiritual-practices.html
…for webcast participation in Fr. Richard Rohr’s conference,
“Loving the Two Halves of Life” Jan. 20-23 (Center for
Contemplation and Action):
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/conferences/2011/two-halves/webcast.php
...for a 40-day e-course, "Practicing Spirituality with Brother David Steindl-Rast"
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/ecourses.php?id=101&key=sp
DISCOVER…
…a new website dedicated to Catholic Social Teaching (LiveSimply
Network):
http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/
...Jonathan Montaldo's new website (Monksworks)
http://monksworks.com/
SHARE YOUR OPINION...
...about parish hospitality (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/hospitality
CONSIDER...
...two perspectives on the Church's sexual abuse
crisis (National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedict-xvi-and-tom-doyle-crisis
…why the Church needs a theology of birthing (Church and
Postmodern Culture):
http://churchandpomo.typepad.com/conversation/2010/12/the-liturgical-turn-toward-a-theology-of-birth-an-advent-mediation.html
…the next stage in America's the culture wars (Georgetown on Faith):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/12/end_of_the_culture_war.html#more
…the Pope’s “farsighted vision” on sexual morality (Chiesa
News):
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1346021?eng=y
THINK MORE ABOUT...
…why Catholics are leaving the Church (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12642
…where they go when they leave (CARA):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2010/12/recipe-for-none-life-seen-bit-less.html
...why taxes are a moral issue (The Washington Post):
http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/jennifer_butler/2010/12/why_taxes_are_a_moral_issue.html
…what the Internet is doing to human nature (Commonweal):
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/changing-our-minds
READ...
…Pope Benedict’s Christmas message, “Urbi et Orbi” (Vatican):
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/urbi/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20101225_urbi_en.html
...the Pope's message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1
(Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31261?l=english
…the U.S. Bishops’ response to ratification of the New Start
treaty (USCCB):
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-245.shtml
...Pope Benedict's message for World Day of the Sick (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-31286?l=english
WORTH QUOTING...
"The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year.
It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a
new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man
made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless
a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing
effective."
- G.K.Chesterton, quoted on Beliefnet at
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Holidays/New-Year/New-Year-Quotes.aspx?p=8
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