Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia

PBS has a story about the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee. The sisters own website is here. One of the sisters’ newly opened schools is in Virginia: John Paul the Great High School.

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Fr. Paul on the “Timisoara incident”

There’s an interesting article reflecting on Catholic & Orthodox relations over at De unione ecclesiarum.

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On Religious Orders

Religious orders are essential to the life of the Church. While such orders have no independent life of their own, they are necessary organs within the organism of the Church. This is the case both with regard to historic orders … Continue reading

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Mere Christianity in a Pluralistic World

Over at Stand Firm, there’s a series by Anglican pastor Matt Kennedy on Mere Christianity in a Pluralistic World.

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Timing Sola Scriptura

The phrase sola scriptura is used, in an abstract sense, to indicate the authority which a given Christian group gives to the Scriptures. However, it is enlightening to time actual usage in particular congregations: i.e. take a stopwatch with you … Continue reading

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Hope and Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans

The following is from Brendan Byrne’s commentary on Romans, pp162-164 The beginning of chapter 5 marks a major transition in Romans. Up till this point, Paul’s exposition of the gospel has focused upon faith. If Gentiles are to be included … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Catholicism

The Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam was reviewed by George Orwell: This is a notable book, and well worth reading, though it contains too many sentences of this type: Since the community and not the individual is the bearer … Continue reading

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