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Online This Week
May 13, 2012
VIEW...
…a video
presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450908-gospel-for-sunday-23-may-2012.html?cat=&maincat=
…what we can learn from the disabled
(Religion & Ethics Newsweekly):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-11-2012/churches-and-the-disabled/10968/
…the rosary and why Catholics pray it (Salt
& Light Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/perspectives/is-it-necessary-to-pray-the-rosary.php
…an interview with the secretary of the
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life (Salt & Light
Television):
http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/archbishop-joseph-tobin.php
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—faith seeks us (Catholics
on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/faith-seeks-us
...a fisherman's evangelization lesson (DailyEthics):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/a-lesson-in-encouragement-from-the-fishing-hole-cms-19588
…“seven things I learned from Mary”
(Everyday Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/EDC/preview.aspx?id=252
…incredible mothers of the bible
(BeliefNet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Galleries/Incredible-Mothers-of-the-Bible.aspx
…meekness, the third lively virtue
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0095.htm
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…how we are transformed by the Eucharist
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/transformed-in-the-eucharist
…what women should tell their husbands
about a past abortion (National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/when-couples-struggle-with-the-deep-dark-secret-of-past-abortions/
…celebrating the feminine genius (Our
Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9378/In-celebration-of-the-feminine-genius.aspx
…St. Athanasius, the “father of orthodoxy”
(St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology):
http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/father_of_orthodoxy_st._athanasius/
…the Acts of the Apostles (Thinking
Faith):
http://thinkingfaith.org/articles/20120509_1.htm
DISCOVER…
…what babies needs—what you should know
(Moral Landscapes):
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201204/babies-are-needy-does-bug-you
…tips for couples raising a special needs
child (For Your Marriage)
http://foryourmarriage.org/marriage-and-a-special-needs-child/
…the best collections of religious stories
(Spirituality & Practice):
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/features.php?id=22848
…the real St. Paul, a man of surprises
(U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/church/scripture-and-theology/2012/04/putting-paul-his-place
FOCUS ON…
…Hildegard of Bingen, newest saint and
doctor of the church (Vatican Insider):
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/ildegarda-di-bingen-chiesa-church-iglesia-15084/
REMEMBER…
…10 things every graduate needs to remember
(BeliefNet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/Life-Events/Graduation/Galleries/10-Things-Every-Graduate-Needs-to-Remember.aspx?utm=Homepage_Lead
STUDY…
…what the U.S. Catholic statistics mean
(Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate):
http://nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com/2012/05/microscoping-view-of-us-catholic.html
PREPARE FOR… the election
…Catholic issues: immigration reform (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/catholics-care-catholics-vote_11.html
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Media):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1380
…a discussion of women in the bible and
Mary’s Magnificat (America Podcast):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/podcast/podcast-index.cfm?series_id=1337
…the importance of silence and nature’s
last quiet places (On Being):
http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/last-quiet-places/
…an interview with theologian Michael Paul
Gallagher on imagination and faith (Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=586697
PRAY...
...a blessing for a child in the womb (U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/prayers/pro-life-blessings.cfm
CONSIDER...
…what’s wrong
with gossip (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-33-gossip
…why we need
to create safe places for soldiers (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13426
…the Church’s teaching on homosexuality
(Vox Nova):
http://vox-nova.com/2012/05/07/could-the-catholic-church-ever-approve-of-homosexuality/
PERSPECTIVES ON... the campaign for
religious liberty
…Bishop Serratelli’s explanation (The
Beacon):
http://www.patersondiocese.org/archives.cfm
... a view of the bishops’ campaign from Australia
(EurekaStreet)
http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=31197
...Tom Roberts on the bishops' religious liberty campaign
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/bishops-are-picking-fight-election-year
PERSPECTIVES ON… the principle of
subsidiarity
…Steve Schneck (Catholics in Alliance for
the Common Good)
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf5212schneck.php
…Jeff Mirus (Catholic Culture):
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/articles.cfm?id=532
IN THE NEWS…
...bishop reiterates concerns about the Ryan budget (Catholic
News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20120509.htm
...survey shows large number of unaffiliated Catholics (Catholic
News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/survey-suggests-churches-need-to-catch-up-with-unaffiliated-catholics/
…new questions about easy annulments (Our
Sunday Visitor
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9374/Questions-raised-about-easy-annulments.aspx
…controversy over a gay Catholic student’s
scholarship in Davenport (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1201886.htm
…overview of reaction to the LCWR
controversy (Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9375/Making-sense-of-assessment-of-sisters-group.aspx
OPINIONS…
…Fr. Thomas Reese on what’s remains to be
done about sex abuse in the church (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=5118
...Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea on the hierarchy and mourning
(National Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/hierarchys-inability-mourn-thwarts-healing-church
…Beth Haile on the bishops and public policy (Catholic Moral
Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/are-the-bishops-distracting-us/
…James Kalb on
liberalism and the human good (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/1328/liberalism_catholicism_and_the_good.aspx
THINK MORE
ABOUT…
…what’s a
parent to do when adult children get married (St. Anthony
Messenger):
http://www.americancatholic.org/samo/Feature.aspx?articleid=91&IssueID=36
...about interfaith marriages (Faith & Leadership):
http://www.faithandleadership.com/features/articles/quiz-rise-interfaith-marriages-presents-new-challenges?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=FL_feature
…the veracity
of personal experience (Dating God):
http://datinggod.org/2012/05/10/veracity-mistaken-for-arrogance/
…the injustice of inequality (First
Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/05/occupy-and-the-injustices-of-inequality
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on
the imprisonment and release of St. Peter (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-34752?l=english
…Cardinal
Dolan’s response to President Obama’s support for gay marriage
(U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/news/2012/cardinal-dolan-president-obama-remarks-on-marriage-deeply-saddening.cfm
…why saying
“I’m against racism” is not enough (The Jesuit Post):
http://thejesuitpost.org/site/2012/04/why-i-am-not-trayvon-martin/
…Fr. Robert
Barron’s perspective on how to address bullies (Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/Written-Word/articles-commentaries/April-2012/How-to-Solve-the-Bully-Problem.aspx
WORTH QUOTING…
“…[I]f
the policies [the] extremists support were ever to be adopted,
more would be at risk than our economy. We all recall the
biblical parable of Lazarus and the rich man. Lazarus begs for
the scraps that fall from the rich man’s table, but is denied
even this. Both men die, and Lazarus is brought to ‘the bosom of
Abraham’ while the rich man is consigned to Hades…. You do not
need to be a scripture scholar to grasp the meaning of this
parable. In both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament,
God is not shy about telling us human beings that we must care
for the poor. God is not shy about warning against avarice and
its power to corrupt the soul.”
-- Fred Rotondaro, chair of Catholics in Alliance for the Common
Good, in a blog posted here:
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf5912rotondaro.php
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Online This Week
May 6, 2012
VIEW...
…a video
presentation of Sunday’s Gospel (H20News):
http://www.h2onews.org/english/50-Gospel/224450890-gospel-for-sunday-6-may-2012.html
...persevering in prayer (University of Notre Dame):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZNR8khUa38&feature=player_embedded#%21
…Fr. Robert Barron and faith and reason
(Word on Fire):
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-TV/Commentaries-New/Fr-Barron-comments-on-Faith-and-Reason.aspx
…Fr. Thomas
Reese SJ on the Colbert Report (America):}http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=5099
REFLECT ON…
…Sunday’s Gospel—staying connected
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/staying-connected-recharge-batteries
...Father Arthur Poulin's Breath of Spring (Catholic Digest):
http://www.catholicdigest.com/articles/food_fun/catholic_art/2012/04-11/may-2012-prayer-and-reflection
...who's to blame for natural disasters (EthicsDaily):
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/should-we-blame-god-for-tragedies-deaths--cms-19539
…21 reasons to smile (BeliefNet):
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Galleries/21-Reasons-to-Smile.aspx
…marriage as an all-consuming mystery
(Catholics on Call):
http://www.catholicsoncall.org/marriage-pinnacle-god%E2%80%99s-love-us
…abuse and redemption (The Jesuit Post):
http://thejesuitpost.org/site/2012/05/chosen-people-on-abuse-redemption/
LEARN MORE ABOUT...
…the origin and meaning of the Creed
(Catholic Update):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/preview.aspx?id=267
…Mary’s special role (U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/devotionals/mary-and-the-saints/frequently-asked-questions-about-blessed-virgin-mary.cfm
…the Catholic intellectual tradition
(Boston College C21):
http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/top/church21/pdf/Catholic%20Intellectual%20Tradition%20cropped%20pages.pdf
…immortality and life after death (Fr. Ron Rolheiser):
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/columnarchive/?id=927
DISCOVER…
…how to pray the rosary (U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops):
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/devotionals/rosaries/
…how to “grade” your marriage (For Your Marriage):
http://foryourmarriage.org/grade-your-marriage/
...resources on the environment (U.S. Catholic):
http://www.uscatholic.org/environment
FOCUS ON…
…how Christians institutions serve the
residents of Gaza (Catholic Near East Welfare Assn.):
http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=3605&pagetypeID=4&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1
ENJOY…
…a performance of “Castle of the Soul”
(DatingGod):
http://datinggod.org/2012/05/03/castle-of-the-soul-is-a-must-listen-collection/
REMEMBER…
…the Armenian genocide (Ekklesia):
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/16594
PREPARE FOR…the election
…Catholic issues: international peace (U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops):
http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/catholics-care-catholics-vote.html
…government stimulus and the principle of
subsidiarity (Catholic Moral Theology):
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/faithful-citizenship-friday-krugmans-confidence-fairy-and-the-role-of-the-state/
…religion in
public affairs (America):
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=13411
LEARN HOW TO…
…celebrate May as Mary’s month
(BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/may-is-for-mary
…discuss abortion with pro-choice friends
(National Catholic Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/how-to-discuss-abortion-with-pro-choice-friends1/
…learn from your dreams (ExploreFaith):
http://www.explorefaith.org/tools/learning_from_dreams/index.php
LISTEN TO…
…this week’s edition of American
Catholic Radio (Franciscan Media):
http://productions.franciscanmedia.org/sections/acr/program.aspx?id=1379
…a summary of this week’s events in Rome
(Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=585153
…why Confirmation is important (Boston
College C21):
http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/church21/webcast.html?03.08.12_Bergin_MP4_480p_%2816x9%29.mp4#feature-area
…an interview with David Rider on the
beauty of dance (Vatican Radio):
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=583447
MEET…
…Fr. Loris Capovilla, Pope John
XXIII’s personal secretary (Catholic News Service):
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1201848.htm
JUST FOR FUN…
...ten things people mean when they say "I liked that sermon"
(EthicsDaily):
http://ethicsdaily.com/10-things-people-mean-when-they-like-the-sermon-cms-19553
PERSPECTIVES ON...Rome and the Sisters
...background to the LCWR controversy (The Tablet):
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/162647
...John L. Allen's analysis of the controversy (National
Catholic Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/news/women-religious/lcwr-crackdown-more-complicated-rome-vs-america
…David Gibson on the “crackdown” (SojoNet):
http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/05/04/are-americans-rome-behind-nuns-crackdown
…Ann Cary and Mary Hunt/Audio
(InterfaithRadio):
http://interfaithradio.org/2012/Show19
IN THE NEWS…
…Pope cautions against social inequality
(Catholic News Agency):
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-benedict-cautions-against-increasing-social-inequality/
OPINIONS…
...John L. Allen on the "real Ratzinger" (National Catholic
Reporter):
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/has-real-ratzinger-come-out-play
…Phil Lawler on the bishops’ campaign for
religious liberty (CatholicCulture):
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=909
…Fr. Robert
Barron on why Catholics leave (Catholic Education Resource
Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0158.htm
…Steven
Schneck on subsidiarity and distributive justice (Catholics in
Alliance for the Common Good):
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/cgf5212schneck.php
…R.R. Reno on
the angry Catholic left (First Things):
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/04/paul-ryan-and-the-angry-catholic-left
THINK MORE
ABOUT…
…how lay
people serve the church and the world (BustedHalo):
http://bustedhalo.com/features/how-do-i-serve-the-church-as-a-lay-person
…being virtuous in a not-so-virtuous world
(Catholic Education Resource Center):
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/philosophy/ph0093.htm
…the ecclesial nature of theology
(Osservatore Romano):
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/portal/dt?JSPTabContainer.setSelected=JSPTabContainer%2FDetail&last=false=&path=/news/religione/2012/103q12-Nella-comunione--della-Chiesa.html&title=In%20the%20Communion%20of%20the%20Church&locale=en
…the pope’s message about the environment
(Our Sunday Visitor):
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/9370/Understanding-Pope-Benedicts-message-on-the-envir.aspx
READ…
…Pope Benedict’s Wednesday catechesis on
the prayer of St. Stephen (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-34708?l=english
…the Pope’s address on forgiveness in
international relations (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-34695?l=english
…an interview with Manfred Spieker on the
relevance of Vatican II (Zenit):
http://www.zenit.org/article-34728?l=english
…Bishop
Blaire’s response to the Ryan Budget (National Catholic
Register):
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishop-blaire-discusses-the-ryan-budget-and-catholic-social-doctrine/
…a review of Henri Nouwen and Spiritual
Polarities (Catholic Book Review):
http://www.catholicbooksreview.org/2012/hernandez.htm
…a review of
Beauty Will Save the World (Catholic World Report):
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/1306/can_beauty_save_the_world.aspx
WORTH QUOTING…
“[T]he Catholic University [is] a place in which the
educational relationship is placed at the service of the
person…; a place in which the relationship of care is not a job
but a mission; where the charity of the Good Samaritan is the
first chair, and the face of suffering man the very Face of
Christ: 'you did it to me'…. The Catholic University…is called
today to be an exemplary institution which does not restrict
learning to the functionality of economic success, but widens
the extension of the project in which the gift of intelligence
investigates and develops the gifts of the created world,
exceeding a productive and utilitarian vision of existence,
because ‘the human being is made for gift, which expresses and
makes present his transcendent dimension’….”
-- Pope Benedict XVI, in an address at Sacred Heart University
in Rome, May 3, 2012, online at:
http://www.zenit.org/article-34718?l=english
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