Tag: Catholic Identity
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Celebrating the Mass
How do we best welcome and energize people about our Catholic identity and mission without scaring them or watering the whole thing down?
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‘Strong’ Catholic Identity at a Four-Decade Low in U.S.
The percentage of U.S. Catholics who consider themselves “strong” members of the Roman Catholic Church has never been lower than it was in 2012, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the General Social Survey (GSS).
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NYT: U.S. Catholics in Poll See a Church Out of Touch
With cardinals now in Rome preparing to elect Benedict’s successor, the poll indicated that the church’s hierarchy had lost the confidence and allegiance of many American Catholics. They like their priests and nuns, but many feel that the bishops and cardinals do not understand their lives.
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Bells for the Pope
It’s things like this, however small, that reinforce Catholic identity and bring our faith into daily life.
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Language and Identity
One problem with a group-defining language is that it naturally excludes others. Apparently this was not a problem for the authors of Liturgiam authenticam.