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Evangelization and mission
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awelborn
Some pertinent posts today: Carl Olson has an interview with Fr. Robert Barron of the Archdiocese of Chicago here: (Fr. Barron is known for his evangelization efforts, but the subject of this interview, his new book called The Priority of Christ, is a work of theology, so that’s the topic..but since Christ is the subject…
Tough to be old
By
awelborn
A conversation with the oldest. Me: So, what are you doing this weekend. Him: (sigh) I don’t know. I might go to a concert tonight. Maybe. The weekend comes, and I’ve just had it. Me: Tired? Him: Yeah, I can barely make it past 2am anymore! It’s unbelievable! Next stop: Early Bird Special, obviously.
Timely questions
By
awelborn
In his Friday feature column, John Allen points to questions being raised about a figure scheduled for beatification: Declaring someone a saint, in Catholic theology, has never meant that he or she lived a perfect life, a point that applies with special force to martyrs. Even great sinners, the church believes, are redeemed by shedding…
Conciliation
By
awelborn
Wonderful thoughts from the Pope on Hilary of Poitiers from today’s GA (Scroll down): In 356, Hilary took part in the Synod of Beziers, in southern France, which he himself called ‘the synod of the false apostles’, since the synod was dominated by Arian bishops who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. These ‘false apostles’…
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