Posts in the "Christianity explained" category
Articles which explain basic elements of Christianity, as well as defend the faith against misconceptions.
On September 11th and 12th 2009, a Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) two-day Eucharistic Congress took place from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Eucharistic Congress included talks by Cardinal Justin Rigali, Episcopal Liaison for the CMSWR and Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Chair of the [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI’s second volume on the life of Jesus is likely to be completed next spring, a Vatican spokesman said. The book is expected to cover Christ’s childhood, Passion, death and resurrection. The first volume, “Jesus of Nazareth,” was published in 2007. Father Federico Lombardi told Catholic News Service Sept. 13 that next spring [...]
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Here are some interesting links and info on the film Angels & Demons (based on the novel by Dan Brown). – Fact-checking Angels & Demons (Decent Films) – Religion and Science in Angels & Demons (Decent Films) – Angels, Demons and Modern Fantasies About Catholicism (Word on Fire)
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A friend has asked, what are we supposed to do during Lent? How is one to Fast? What is Ash Wednesday about and What particular things can one do for Lent? On matters of fasting and abstinence Ash Wednesday and Good Friday of the Easter Triduum are days of fasting and abstinence. Fasting consists of [...]
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I’ve begun teaching a course this term entitled the Christian Understanding of God (THEO 331). I’ve created a course web page for it, and those interested can find the course outline and related downloads on that site. I’ve also uploaded the first audio lectures from the course: Presentation of the course Course lecture, part 1 [...]
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Find out by listening to this homily, offered on the feast of All Souls.
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A reader sent in a link to a site produced by Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio called The Crossroads Initiative. She reports that she finds it especially useful for Bible study. Dr. D’Ambrosio is well-known as a reliable witness to the Catholic faith, so I am going to add this link to our Adventus list of links.
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Last Tuesday (March 11) I was interviewed on the Joe Cannon show (940 AM Montreal) regarding the so-called “new sins from the Vatican”. I found this whole affair to be a tempest in a teacup, and I said so on the air. Joe was a challenging interviewer (he clearly likes to keep things punchy), but [...]
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This post is especially for those persons who attended the parish mission at Holy Name of Jesus parish from March 2-4. I promised to put a downloadable version of the slides on this site, and here they now are: Evening 1: Who is God, and if God is good why is there evil in the [...]
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