Monthly Archives: November 2009

A Secular Age

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

From Michael Morgan’s review of Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age: . . . If one form of Christianity sought to transcend the body, suffering, violence, and evil, another form, more humanistic, failed to appreciate the depth and seriousness of the … Continue reading →

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Perversion of Power

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

From Whispers in the Loggia, on a terrible topic that nevertheless can not be ignored: It might be Thanksgiving here in the States, but in Ireland, this Thursday’s mood is one of stunned, furious sadness. After a three-year state inquiry, … Continue reading →

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Holy Ghost Abbey

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Holy Cross Abbey abbey guest house “Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ, for He is going to say, ‘I came as a guest, and you received Me’” (Matthew 25:35) Available by reservation to men and women who … Continue reading →

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Summit Choirbook

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

The Summit Choirbook Edited and compiled by Sr. Maria of the Cross, O.P. and the Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey First published in 1983, The Summit Choirbook was compiled and edited by our Sr. Maria of the Cross. Distinguished … Continue reading →

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A Question of Trust

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

As Fr Scott Whitmore points out, it comes down to a question of trust: I was already on board with the TAC in our request to the Holy See to carry on Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical relations (knowing that these could … Continue reading →

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1981 Dylan Interview

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

Here’s a little excerpt from a 1981 Bob Dylan interview: Herman: And you quoted him in a Playboy interview a few years ago, … You said Henry Miller said that the role of an artist is to inoculate the world … Continue reading →

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ANGLICANORUM COETIBUS

Posted on November 19, 2009 by

The Vatican now has the Apostolic Constitution providing for personal ordinariates for anglicans entering into full communion with the Catholic Church online. From the introductory press release: The Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus which is published today introduces a canonical structure … Continue reading →

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