Tag: Jack Rakosky
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A scale of attitudes toward different forms of the Mass [UPDATED]
Share your own view, from “0” through “7”. [Scale updated to reflect our discussion]
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More about SC 24, Sacred Scripture, and the Lectionaries
All readers of this blog are grateful to Father Joncas for his series on re-reading of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy [SC]. But do these same readers (especially the ‘lurkers’) think that his questions about §24 were answered? They are found in his initial entry, in his seventh comment, in his twenty-fourth comment, and in…
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Why We Are All Nuns: Catholic Pride; Universal Call to Holiness
by Jack Rakosky Why are people interested in nuns? Why are we “all nuns”?
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National Black Catholic Survey and Congress
by Jack Rakosky African-American Catholics are more engaged in their parishes than are white Catholics.
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Church or Beer? Americans on Twitter
by Jack Rakosky “The bloggers at Floating Sheep examined all geotagged tweets sent within the continental US between June 22 and June 28 (about 10 million in total and extracted all tweets containing the word “church” (17,686 tweets of which half originated on Sunday) or “beer” (14,405 tweets which are much more evenly distributed throughout…
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Communion Across Generations: Intergenerational Dialog; Another Take on the Gen-X & Millennial Catholic Debacle
Just as we have workshops about ethnic cultures, we need to have workshops about generational cultures. The 2011 Munrion Lecture by Sister Patricia Wittberg, SC, is reviewed by Jack Rakosky.
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CARA’s Parish Data & the New Evangelization: A Social Network Approach
by Jack Rakosky “The good news is that social networks spread and maintain culture; the bad news is we can no longer rely on Catholic family and ethnic social networks to grow and maintain themselves. The parish today has to build and strengthen social networks of families, friends and small groups.”
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American Religion and Church Attendance: Softening? Fudging?
A prominent sociologist, Mark Chaves says “All things considered, Americans’ religious involvement is softening.” His new book American Religion: Contemporary Trends is reviewed by Pray Tell reader Jack Rakosky.
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Congregational Size and Perceived Social Support: “Come early; stay late”
Congregations with more than 2500 adults are perceived as less likely to be supportive. Informal socializing before and/or after worship for more than 30 minutes increases the perception of the likelihood of congregational social support.