Category: Religious life
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Pope Francis on Vocations
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations released yesterday by the Vatican, Pope Francis drew a comparison between the vocation to the priesthood and religious life and the experience of the “exodus.”
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Worn Out Days
In the years that have followed the second council of the Vatican many aspects of our life have changed. And we might add, they needed to change in a radical manner.
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Pastoral Difficulties with Recently Ordained Priests
Training of priests must be “a work of art, not a police action. We must form their hearts. Otherwise we are creating little monsters.” – Pope Francis
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2014 in Review: Viewpoint
Throughout 2014 we were pleased to offer the regular contributions of Monsignor M. Francis Mannion, and his Viewpoint column, distributed by the Catholic News Agency. Here’s a list of those (always interesting and sometimes a bit controversial) entries, from January to December.
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Religious Sisters Didn’t Really Do Anything Anyway?
At a conference this summer, I had the pleasure of hearing a Catholic historian, a theologian, and a sociologist discuss Margaret M. McGuinness’ recent book, Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America (NYU Press, 2013). The variety of perspectives on the panel reflects the variety of lenses with which the history of American…
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 80
Vatican website translation: 80. The rite for the consecration of virgins at present found in the Roman Pontifical is to be revised. Moreover, a rite of religious profession and renewal of vows shall be drawn up in order to achieve greater unity, sobriety, and dignity. Apart from exceptions in particular law, this rite should be…
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Pope Francis on How to Hug
“Now that’s how real men hug.”
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World Communications Day – and St. John’s Abbey’s support for Catholic media
The Wanderer and The National Catholic Reporter are two Catholic publications. Some have noticed a difference in their editorial stance.