Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sanctity of Life and Liturgy

A post in a thread on Michael Spencer’s Internet Monk blog: Becky writes: Jeff: “More experienced, mature Christians who should be teaching the young about and sharing with them their great Christian heritage are instead asked to ‘get with it’ … Continue reading

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Orthodox Belief

Recently I came across an orthodox Catholic article on the Virgin Birth of our Lord. It reminded me of my shock, several years ago when I was taking courses at an evangelical seminary, to read Wolfhart Pannenberg’s skepticism about the … Continue reading

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Some Writings of Ratzinger

My little library lists Some Writings; Joseph Ratzinger for which my current preference is: Credo for Today An selection of articles, mostly from the 70s and 80s, organized around the Apostle’s Creed, with a subtitle: What Christians Believe. This little … Continue reading

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Fr John Zuhlsdorf on Worship

The below, from Fr. John Zuhlsdorf’s blog, fits right in with matters I’ve been pondering lately. … They can’t compete with the fullness of Catholic liturgy and sound preaching. Reforming the liturgy along the lines Pope Benedict has proposed may … Continue reading

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The Hills of Appalachia

The hills of Appalachia are wrinkled deep in time. Some points there, far from car-traveled road, you can’t get to from here. One Sunday, away from such roads, I saw in the morning mist a small cathedral cut in the … Continue reading

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The Body of Christ

From a general audience on 15 March 2006, Pope Benedict XVI remarked: … In this light, one understands how the Risen One confers upon them, with the effusion of the Spirit, the power to forgive sins (cf. Jn 20: 23). … Continue reading

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The Petri Dish of Ecclesiology

The Anglican “communion” - such as it is - provides a sort of petri dish in the laboratory of ecclesiology. A recent document by the Anglican Communion Institute in the United States, which is also authored by Britain’s foremost Anglican … Continue reading

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