What's So Great About The Assumption?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I made an apologetics blunder this weekend.
My daughter and I were in New York on a “girls’ weekend out” trip and staying with a beloved aunt who is not a believer.
Usually when we’re in town we go to Mass in her neighborhood, but for the Assumption, we wanted to do something special and went to St. Patrick’s cathedral.
My aunt had never heard of the Assumption and wanted to know what it was. Like... READ MORE
Court of the Gentiles
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, July 22, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has long had the re-evangelization of the West on his heart.
Just before he and the rest of the Vatican went on vacation, two major initiatives toward this end were announced.
First, there is now a Pontifical Council for Evangelization (here’s a column of mine with more on that) dedicated to renewing faith in places where the Gospel has already been preached, but the sense of God... READ MORE
Entrepreneurs of Grace
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Monday, July 19, 2010
While we were celebrating Independence Day, the Pope was on one of his intra-Italian pastoral visits: this time to Sulmona.
His message to young people there should have particular resonance with Americans, who prize entrepreneurial spirit.
The Pope called the saints “entrepreneurs of grace.”
The remark came in the context of a discussion of prayer as the means for knowing one’s vocation:
the secret... READ MORE
A Consensus Of Saints
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, July 15, 2010
I love the answer Benedict XVI recently gave to a question about theological fads!
To an exasperated African priest who basically asked what good theologians are, the Pope gave an amusing and wise response.
The occasion was the Q & A session with priests held at the close of the Year of the Priest. (Same event I highlighted yesterday—these annual Q&As with priests are my favorite thing the Holy... READ MORE
To Rest In God
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
How, a Brazilian priest asked the pope—his sense of inadequacy almost palpable—how is one man supposed to accomplish all there is to be done in a parish?
“We try our best to meet the needs of a society that has changed much, it is no longer entirely Christian, and we come to realize that our “doing” is not enough. How should we proceed, your Holiness? What direction should we take?”
The Holy Father’s... READ MORE
Year of the Priest Closes
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, June 11, 2010
Some 15,000 priests from 91 countries celebrated the close of the Year of the Priest with a conference on priesthood in Rome the past few days.
The picture at left is from the prayer vigil with the Pope last night.
This morning the largest concelebration in Rome’s history (and probably ever) took place.
After the homily, the gathered priests renewed their vows just as they do at a chrism mass.
Here’s an excerpt... READ MORE
Corpus Christi
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Sunday, June 06, 2010
Happy Feast Day!
Did your parish have a Eucharistic procession or other special observation of the day?
Ours did (or will, we’re on our way): procession around the neighborhood, followed by a potluck lunch.
The Pope celebrated in Cyprus, for an ecumenical crowd. Here’s his homily, partly in French.
Novena to the Sacred Heart
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Benedict XVI is hosting an “encounter” with priests in Rome next week.
The event will bring the Year of the Priest to a close with a mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.
The novena to the Sacred Heart preparing for that feast begins today.
Perhaps we can accompany our priests in prayer for their renewal and for an outpouring of Divine charity on the whole Church.
There are various versions... READ MORE
Pelosi, Church & State
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Via CNS, here’s our Speaker of the House on the influence of her faith on her politics.
Pro-lifers will be having apoplexy about now, but let that pass. I find her comments interesting for a different reason.
Namely: whatever judgments we may make about how accurately she assesses the “values” of The Word, Speaker Pelosi seems to consider it her duty to aim to embody her personal religious beliefs... READ MORE
Ordinary People
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, May 25, 2010
I wonder what you think of this short essay on everyday people.
It began as a comment on a blog post, but left such an impression on the blogger that he separated it into its own post.
In it, a manager reflects on his work force, and finds that he admires the people around him deeply, though each lives with a serious cross or dysfunction.
One example:
“I have one Moslem woman who is the sole support... READ MORE
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