Author: Ingrid Fischer
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Desiderio desideravi
Welcomed with anticipation, the Apostolic Exhortation Desiderio Desideravi by Pope Francis delivers less and different than its address to the “people of God” promises. A critical analysis shows: The overdue liturgical formation of all “dear sisters and brothers” is not the focus, but rather the cultivation of an “educated” spirituality and ars celebrandi of the…
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Drink from It, All of You: Recovering of the Chalice Communion
Who should want to do without one of them or might withhold them from others?
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In the image of God he created them …
What “being a woman” is has always been and still is decided by men in the Catholic Church – to the disadvantage of women.
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Baptized in the Ecclesial Faith
A 2021 survey of Austrian priests inquires whether we’ve followed through on the new (restored) paths to Christian initiation in this post-conciliar age. And what do our choices mean with regard to “remembering” our Baptism?
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How to Sanctify the World
Ask a hundred Catholics what is most important in the Church. They will answer: Mass. Ask a hundred Catholics what is most important in Mass. They will answer: Transubstantiation, the transformation of bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood. Tell a hundred Catholics that the most important thing in the Church is, therefore, transformation.…
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While Gentle Silence Enveloped All Things
By examining texts shared between the Christmas and Easter seasons, we find the Paschal Mystery embedded at the heart of our Nativity celebrations.
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If I Summoned Him and He Answered Me …
What if we too were allowed to ask, accuse, even bring charges against God? Allowed to do so in court and receive a different answer than Job? To bring a more comprehensive indictment than theological expertise has long considered conceivable?
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And Because I am Good for Nothing: Some Notes on the Capacity of the Faithful
Sixty years after the opening of the Council, it would be time to get serious about the fact that the baptized are not just to go “to church” on Sundays.