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| 03.04.2011 |
A Vocation Lived to Challenge and SupportThere are two sides to the coin: challenge and support. This is how I understand, at least in some part, my vocation as a religious in the Church is to both challenge and support the community that I... |
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| 03.03.2011 |
The Poetics of the Kingdom versus the ‘Logic’ of the WorldIt will come as no surprise to regular readers of this blog that I am a rather big fan of the philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo, whom I believe may likely be one of the most significant... |
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| 03.02.2011 |
Theologians that Rock: ‘Homebrewed Christianity’It has been way, way too long since I last highlighted a theologian for the “Theologians that Rock” series here at DatingGod.org. I have not forgotten about the series, nor have I have abandoned the... |
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| 03.01.2011 |
Not Letting the Tail Wag the Dog, or Why I Readily Admit to Being a Bad ChristianTo be honest, I must admit, like all followers of Christ, I am an imperfect Christian. I struggle daily — as I expect I will for the entirety of my life — to live following the Gospel and frequently... |
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| 02.28.2011 |
Science, Ethics and Religion: Partnership or Incompatibility?There are few more contentious issues in the fields of theology and science than the interaction between the fields of theology and science, as well as among their respective and manifold subfields.... |
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| 02.28.2011 |
Photos: Siena College Women’s and Men’s BasketballAs with last week, I was back behind the lenses of my cameras for the second and third basketball games of the season. Yesterday I shot the Siena College Women’s Basketball game against Canisius... |
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| 02.27.2011 |
Franciscan Prayer for Hope, Openness and ConversionIn the book Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety (2001) by the Franciscan spiritual author and speaker, Richard Rohr, there is a nice prayer that seems... |
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| 02.26.2011 |
‘Dating God’ Author Quoted in Article on MysticismIn an excellent article by Mary DeTurris Poust, an author of several books and a regular Catholic newspaper columnist, which appears in the current issue of the well-known and widely circulated... |
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| 02.25.2011 |
The Eucharist is Not a Weapon: Part IThe Celebration of the Eucharist is not a Game It’s fair to say that St. Francis of Assisi understood the celebration of the Eucharist to be the center of his entire spiritual life. For the... |
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| 02.24.2011 |
St. Francis and What is Important in LifeAround the year 1220 St. Francis of Assisi sent a letter out to all those in leadership in the young Franciscan Order. Right at the beginning of the text, Francis makes his point very clearly: we... |
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