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World Day of the Poor 2023
Facing Christ in anyone who is poor “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tobit 4:7). Pope Francis chose this theme for the seventh annual World Day of the Poor, observed on November 19, 2023, the Sunday before the Solemnity of Christ the King. The parish to which I belong is…
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Vatican Ruling on Transgender and Same-Sex People’s Sacramental Participation
While a significant milestone for transgender and same-sex people, the vagueness of the ruling on the baptism of children of same-sex couples is more than a bit disheartening.
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Ars Praedicandi: 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Ed Foley
While Matthew is not J. K. Rowling, he does have a keen eye for the preposterous and absurd. I think today’s outrageous story is an example of that.
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Church of England agrees to trial services for same-sex couples
The Church of England’s General Synod meeting November 13-15 continued their deliberations on the Living in Love and Faith process. The College and House of Bishops, as part of LLF process, drafted services of blessing for same-sex couples and proposed them to General Synod for feedback in January, which I wrote about on PrayTell at…
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Ars Praedicandi: 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Ed Foley
Jesus’ ministry was nothing less than an extended parable that continuously scrambled traditional thinking, upended well-established categories and redefined the very reign of God.
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Brief Book Review: Rome and the Invention of the Papacy
Anyone interested in the development of the papacy over these centuries, especially in its interrelation of Roman culture, developing theology, ecclesiology, and liturgy, should read this book.
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In This Issue: Doxology 34, vol. 2 (Pentecost 2023)
A brief note on the content of Doxology 34, no. 2.. Doxology is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of liturgical scholarship bridging academic and church communities. It is published by the Order of Saint Luke.
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ACU Centre for Liturgy: online lecture by Teresa Berger
On Sunday 5 November 2023 at 6pm EST (USA) (Monday 6 November 2023, 10am AEDT) the ACU Centre for Liturgy is delighted to host Professor Teresa Berger for a public lecture on the topic: “Liturgy’s Imagined Futures: Beyond Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.”
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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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