Tag: Msgr. M. Francis Mannion
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Viewpoint: Evangelization Means the Renewal of Catholic Institutions
If Protestant evangelization is word-centered, Catholic evangelization is sacrament-centered. Catholic evangelization is properly guided by the affirmation of Vatican II that the Church has the character of a “sacrament,” a “sign and instrument” of God’s saving activity in the world.
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Viewpoint: Banning Altar Girls is Theologically Unsound and Pastorally Imprudent
In a January 26 statement, Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco, announced a new policy whereby altar girls at Mass would be phased out and thenceforth only boys would serve at the altar.
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Viewpoint: If God is Good Why is There So Much Suffering in the World?
Humanity and the world live now in the “in between,” between the original paradise and the new creation of God’s Kingdom. Though evil and suffering continue in the world, they no longer have the ultimate word and are not the final chapter of human history. Human life does not end in the grave, and human…
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Viewpoint: Housework Can Be the Source of Profound Spirituality
The home is a place of refuge and protection from the chaotic world.
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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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Viewpoint: Celebrating the Three Comings of Christ in the Advent Season
We call upon Christ’s presence that we may know the effects of his historic birth; we await the saving power of Christ’s return in glory; and we look in faith to his sacramental presence now.
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Catholics and the Megachurch Movement: A Response to Francis Mannion
All involved in this historic project are extremely proud of this imaginative and model design.
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Viewpoint: Is the Catholic Church Ready for the Megachurch Movement?
A Catholic megachurch would have the resources for liturgical and musical excellence. It could have perpetual adoration, confessions daily, and be open twenty-four hours a day seven days a week for operating such things as crisis ministry. It could run a small medical clinic for the poor.
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Viewpoint: Christ the King Celebrates the Ultimate Security of the World
As we end the liturgical year, we are invited to consider the truth that though kings and empires, republics and presidents, dictators and tyrannies come and go, the reign of Christ, the Son of God is eternal, everlasting, without end.