There have been bad theologies of the Atonement, such as the devil's ransom theory, but of course the discourse of the Fathers is much richer and more joyful than this.Athanasius writes (On the In
Sean, I know that the Feast of the Precious Blood has been whisked away, but the language of being "saved by his blood" is still very central in Christian tradition and piety. Consider, "Blood of my S
#7 First, Joe, the expression 'saved by his blood', has absolutely no 'power' for very many people today. Secondly, Girard attributes the loss of this 'pulling power' of 'blood sacrifice' to the Cruc
Eugene, you have presented the next most urgent question of the day...Do we require an ordained priesthood?...Here we must find a courageous and insightful theologian or theologians who are willing t
ACI Association of Catholics in Ireland welcome people to our meeting to hear FrGerry O'Hanlon talk on his recent book.Bishop Denis Nulty Kildare and leiglin will attend and it offers an opportunity f
"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification"(Rom 4:25) Since Paul is using the "theological passive" it can also be translated "God delivered him over to
Missing here, as usual, is Rene Girard’s anthropological proposal that the crucifixion of Jesus is above all a revelation of the aboriginal sin of scapegoating - the human practice of defusing a soc
I believe the real problem was a combination of institutional secrecy, cover up, denial and it failed to be picked up and grew because of a lack of transparency within administration processes. This l
Sean, I offer a quote from Bishop John Shelby Spong that articulates more accurately my point about the dangers of clericalism:
“When any human group decides that they can define God, the outcome is
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10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019There have been bad theologies of the Atonement, such as the devil's ransom theory, but of course the discourse of the Fathers is much richer and more joyful than this.Athanasius writes (On the In
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Sean, I know that the Feast of the Precious Blood has been whisked away, but the language of being "saved by his blood" is still very central in Christian tradition and piety. Consider, "Blood of my S
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#7 First, Joe, the expression 'saved by his blood', has absolutely no 'power' for very many people today. Secondly, Girard attributes the loss of this 'pulling power' of 'blood sacrifice' to the Cruc
The Cult of Clericalism – we look after ourselves
February 1 2019Eugene, you have presented the next most urgent question of the day...Do we require an ordained priesthood?...Here we must find a courageous and insightful theologian or theologians who are willing t
The Quiet Revolution – A Talk by Gerry O’ Hanlon
February 12 2019ACI Association of Catholics in Ireland welcome people to our meeting to hear FrGerry O'Hanlon talk on his recent book.Bishop Denis Nulty Kildare and leiglin will attend and it offers an opportunity f
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification"(Rom 4:25) Since Paul is using the "theological passive" it can also be translated "God delivered him over to
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Missing here, as usual, is Rene Girard’s anthropological proposal that the crucifixion of Jesus is above all a revelation of the aboriginal sin of scapegoating - the human practice of defusing a soc
Which way for the church?
February 9 2019I believe the real problem was a combination of institutional secrecy, cover up, denial and it failed to be picked up and grew because of a lack of transparency within administration processes. This l
The Cult of Clericalism – we look after ourselves
February 1 2019Sean, I offer a quote from Bishop John Shelby Spong that articulates more accurately my point about the dangers of clericalism: “When any human group decides that they can define God, the outcome is
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 20191 Cor 5:7 -- "Christ our Paschal Lamb has been sacrificed".I cannot understand how a Pauline exegete could say what Fitzmyer said. Can anyone explain?
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