Daily Archives: 10 December 2013

Merton in Advent, 1948

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Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain was probably the first or second spiritual book I ever read, way back in my college days. I’m not a Merton fan(atic) like some people I know. You readers who read me carefully know … Continue reading →

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Mediator Dei 62

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Indiscriminate and fawning imitation of the past is bad, according to what we’ve read in Mediator Dei, but research to the early expressions of liturgy are lauded for a source of deeper understanding for the present day. One might ask: … Continue reading →

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EG 15: Evangelization is Foremost

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Pope John Paul II, no timid soul, was dissatisfied with only looking to a renewal of belief among the baptized. The man who urged casting nets into the deep offers grounding for the 21st century effort in evangelization: 15. John … Continue reading →

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