Are we sure the budget won’t focus our mission?
April 13, 2012
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by Benedict Varnum In all the responses to the budget debate before Holy Week, I was surprised that I didn’t hear anyone wondering if the
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Coming Out
April 12, 2012
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It’s amazing, then, that the Church Fathers (and Mothers) chose ‘ekklesia’ – called out, not closed – to describe the community of Jesus’ followers. In this upper room encounter, it was clear that The Man was not to be cocooned by fear. Neither were the disciples to be.
Keeping Easter alive
April 11, 2012
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My prayer is that there will continue to be enough people in the Church who care about the youth that they will help with creative approaches to keep youth formation alive in one fashion or another. I pray that Easter may continue to be a reality in their lives.
In Nigeria, ethical questions about the renovation of a church
April 9, 2012
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I felt very disappointed that the Bishop of Enugu, the Right Revd. Emmanuel Chukwuma who said he was speaking for the Primate, literally told those who had queried the donation to keep quiet. He, by that act, took up the responsibility of defending the President in the matter. Was he privy to the negotiations? Is he in position to understand the motives of the contractor?
The wild Catholic career of the Rev. Bernard Lynch
April 9, 2012
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He claims that half of all Catholic priests are gay – and has himself been married to his husband for 14 years. He believes celibacy is to blame for many of the Church’s problems – and that the Vatican must take responsibility for the paedophilia in its midst. Is it any wonder so many people want rid of Father Bernard Lynch?
Mr. Catolick is not fond of the Archbishop of York
April 9, 2012
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It is safe to conclude that Mr. Tom Catolick does not believe that Bishop John Sentamu would make a good Archbishop of Canterbury.
Christianity in Crisis: responses to Andrew Sullivan
April 9, 2012
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Much of institutional Christianity is mired in the concerns of the past, still asking what, how, and who when a new set of issues of how, what, and whose are challenging conventional conceptions of faith.
What we talk about when we talk about Easter
April 9, 2012
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We are celebrating the holiest season of the Christian year, a season we enter after seven weeks of preparation. How would you speak about your experiences during this time to someone who wasn’t attending a church, but might want to?
Episcopalians are worshiping in The Falls Church again
April 9, 2012
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The steadfast folks who remained in the Episcopal Church when most of their congregation and all of their clergy voted to breakaway and take the property with them returned to The Falls Church yesterday.
Anne Lamott on getting beyond bunnies
April 9, 2012
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When I stop, when I go into contemplation and meditation, when I breathe again and do the sacred action of plopping and hanging my head and being done with my own agenda, I hear that, ‘You don’t have that kind of time,’ you have time only to cultivate presence and authenticity and service, praying against all odds to get your sense of humor back.
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