In addition to referring in paragraph 15 to "this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church’s social teaching", Francis does something unusual in paragraph 3: "In this Encyclic
Convulsive reactions of schism-fomenting dissent in some Catholic circles shows how far Catholic are from taking aboard the awareness articulated by Francis. Examples: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/
This is the first papal encyclical I remember which I can read without straining my attention!
I like the fact that the "Incipit", the starting words, are in St Francis's Umbrian dialect of Italian: a
The way will hopefully be open to ordaining women to the priesthood once the ban on marriage for priests and bishops is removed, and with it, the their fear of marriage and of women.
Of course not all
Does re-admitting women to the permanent diaconate mean real leadership for said women? I wonder....or would women continue to do what they have already done for hundreds of years?
A most interesting document it is. If the Pope were to somehow engage in the writings of Rene Girard, his knowledge on how to combat this problem would lead him to the age range where mimetic desire
We have only ONE Master and we are led by His example. The full richness of “church teaching” emanates from the living Word of God and we walk on safe ground when we revert to the simplicity of H
Roy, nearly all the references are to papal documents or utterances of episcopal conferences. The exceptions are fellow-Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin and his old favourite Romano Guardini. I think one re
# 2 and 3
I have no expertise on St Paul. I go by the Vatican II document Dei Verbum which in paragraph 11 states “since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held t
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“Praise be to you, my Lord”
June 18 2015In addition to referring in paragraph 15 to "this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church’s social teaching", Francis does something unusual in paragraph 3: "In this Encyclic
Caring for our common home
June 19 2015Convulsive reactions of schism-fomenting dissent in some Catholic circles shows how far Catholic are from taking aboard the awareness articulated by Francis. Examples: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/
Caring for our common home
June 19 2015This is the first papal encyclical I remember which I can read without straining my attention! I like the fact that the "Incipit", the starting words, are in St Francis's Umbrian dialect of Italian: a
Re-admitting women to the ordained Diaconate
June 18 2015The way will hopefully be open to ordaining women to the priesthood once the ban on marriage for priests and bishops is removed, and with it, the their fear of marriage and of women. Of course not all
Re-admitting women to the ordained Diaconate
June 18 2015Does re-admitting women to the permanent diaconate mean real leadership for said women? I wonder....or would women continue to do what they have already done for hundreds of years?
Caring for our common home
June 19 2015A most interesting document it is. If the Pope were to somehow engage in the writings of Rene Girard, his knowledge on how to combat this problem would lead him to the age range where mimetic desire
Re-admitting women to the ordained Diaconate
June 18 2015Interesting idea...
Does marriage mean exactly what we want it to mean?
June 16 2015We have only ONE Master and we are led by His example. The full richness of “church teaching” emanates from the living Word of God and we walk on safe ground when we revert to the simplicity of H
“Praise be to you, my Lord”
June 18 2015Roy, nearly all the references are to papal documents or utterances of episcopal conferences. The exceptions are fellow-Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin and his old favourite Romano Guardini. I think one re
Does marriage mean exactly what we want it to mean?
June 16 2015# 2 and 3 I have no expertise on St Paul. I go by the Vatican II document Dei Verbum which in paragraph 11 states “since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held t
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