Monthly Archives: July 2008

A Benedictine Catholic in Appalachia

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

A Benedictine Catholic in Appalachia might be a better title for this blog (too lazy to start another blog), both for the commitment to place, in various senses, that comes from the Benedictine monastic tradition and for the affinity to … Continue reading →

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Shifting from the Church

Posted on July 26, 2008 by

From Pope Benedict XVI’s book, Jesus of Nazareth, p 53-55: Since that time, a secularist reinterpretation of the idea of the Kingdom has gained considerable ground, particularly, though not exclusively, in Catholic theology. This reinterpretation propounds a new view of … Continue reading →

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Applause

Posted on July 23, 2008 by

Whenever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of the liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment (Ratzinger’s The Spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Turning

Posted on July 21, 2008 by

The root of all sin, said Luther, following Augustine, is a condition described in two words: Incurvatus est-we are turned in upon ourselves. The young Augustine, like people of all times, including our own, thought he was searching for God. … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit and the Church

Posted on July 20, 2008 by

SYDNEY, Australia, JULY 19, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address Benedict XVI gave at the World Youth Day vigil Saturday night at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. * * * Dear Young People, Once again this evening we have heard … Continue reading →

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A Bitter Irony

Posted on July 19, 2008 by

John Zmirak: It’s a bitter irony that nowadays, the very people who treasure a deep concern for the ecology of a planet and maintain a healthy suspicion of the technological designs of large corporations have embraced the use of a … Continue reading →

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Speaking in Tongues

Posted on July 18, 2008 by

Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the XXIII World Youth Day, 2008 [Albanian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese]

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