Tag: Consumerism
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Liturgies and Malls 2
Are our liturgies marked by “a synthetic sense of eternity”?
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Can we give up Christmas this Advent?
The strife is o’er and the battle won…won by the dying mall—the elf on the shelf—and the peppermint mocha-flavored beverage I’m enjoying as I’m writing this.
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The Liturgy of the Mall
How do we understand the ways in which habitual participation in Christian liturgy forms us?
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Anointing of the Sick and Consumerism
Last fall, I offered a reflection on anointing of the sick. Here, I follow up with some additional reflection on anointing in a secularized society characterized by consumerism.
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Christ and Christmas Cards
You would think that in our contemporary overkill pre-Christmas, anything-you-want consumer culture I would have no difficulties finding a Christmas card. Think again.
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The Worship Mall
I was first drawn to Bryan Spinks’ book The Worship Mall because I’ve been wrestling with the reality that so many of my friends and family have either left the Catholic Church or stopped attending any religious service. I have been trying to understand their decision.