Monthly Archives: September 2012

What’s Better Than To Cut Off Eldad and Medad?

Posted on 30 September 2012 by

Who were those guys, anyway? The Lectionary framers might well have had the 1970 version of SCGS* in mind when they gave us this weekend’s readings. From the Pentateuch: So, when a young man quickly told Moses, “Eldad and Medad … Continue reading →

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Built of Living Stones 83: Good Friday’s Veneration of the Cross

Posted on 30 September 2012 by

Good Friday’sVeneration is important enough for serious consideration in the planning of a church: § 83 § The celebration of the Lord’s passion on Good Friday has its particular spatial requirements. After the proclamation of the passion and the General … Continue reading →

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Evangelii Nuntiandi 39: Last Thoughts on Liberation and Evangelization

Posted on 29 September 2012 by

What they were saying about the religious liberty of Christians in the 1970’s:  39. The necessity of ensuring fundamental human rights cannot be separated from this just liberation which is bound up with evangelization and which endeavors to secure structures … Continue reading →

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Busy Weeks Ahead

Posted on 28 September 2012 by

Posting may be light for a few days. Or maybe a week. I was very busy today, my usual day off. The fire in the balcony over the narthex at my church has caused quite a bit more damage than … Continue reading →

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Built of Living Stones 82: The Altar of Reposition

Posted on 27 September 2012 by

Holy Thursday makes two important demands on the church: foot washing and the altar of reposition. The former doesn’t really make many demands on the space, but the place of reservation is very important, especially for a church that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Evangelii Nuntiandi 38: A Brighter Diagnosis on Liberation

Posted on 27 September 2012 by

The pope strikes a positive note as he reached the end of his section on liberation. He seems confident the arc of the Church in the 1970’s was a good one, becoming more associated with the thrust of Catholic social teaching rather … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Pushback

Posted on 27 September 2012 by

Mark Silk at RNS looks at the Catholic vote in the Keystone State. Citing a five percent Catholic swing toward the president from 2008 to a recent poll, the columnist takes aim at the new archbishop and his religious freedom … Continue reading →

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