Month: November 2011
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Arab Spring in the Catholic Church?
Joanna Moorhead, writing in The Guardian, thinks so.
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American Religion and Church Attendance: Softening? Fudging?
A prominent sociologist, Mark Chaves says “All things considered, Americans’ religious involvement is softening.” His new book American Religion: Contemporary Trends is reviewed by Pray Tell reader Jack Rakosky.
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“Not only permitted but also encouraged and expected”
San Jose bishop issues letter clarifying diocesan policy regarding Communion under both kinds.
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More from “Misguided Missal”
Petition and protest letter for those unhappy with the new Missal translation.
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Austrian Priests Support the “Appeal to Disobedience” by a Wide Margin UPDATE 11-9
More than 70 percent of Austrian priests have a fundamentally positive view of the priests’ initiative for disobedience. Older priests are much more open to reform than their younger colleagues.
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Anglican Confirmation (or: Of Studies, Liturgical, Part II)
As promised several weeks ago, the first of my Ph.D. comprehensive examination topics, covering the area of Christian Initiation and the period of the Reformation.