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MAY 18 : I have seen a NEW PENTECOST IN THE MAKING.
In several places in the world I have seen examples of a new Pentecost, in the form of scripture/spirit as source, and worship as summit. In these cases, the source of inspiration is NOT the Sunday liturgy and its homily but reflections on scripture, usually in small groups. It is the Spirit that is the source, not the church-made liturgies. Second, when people are prepared by weekly scriptural readings, Sunday worship is the summit to which they converge; then people want to attend, because they experience attendance as spiritual growth. READ MORE
The pre-Vatican II church was strong when the source of inspiration was devotional piety in family and devotional groups. Then the Sunday Latin Mass was community devotionalism and most people felt the need to attend. Once devotions faded away without being replaced, the Sunday liturgy often became a hollow shell.
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Coming topics: A NEW PENTECOST IN THE MAKING - Intellectual and Spiritual resistance
In several places in the world I have seen examples of a new Pentecost, in the form of scripture/spirit as source, and worship as summit. In these cases, the source of inspiration is NOT the Sunday liturgy and its homily but reflections on scripture, usually in small groups. It is the Spirit that is the source, not the church-made liturgies. Second, when people are prepared by weekly scriptural readings, Sunday worship is the summit to which they converge; then people want to attend, because they experience attendance as spiritual growth. READ MORE
ARTICLES OF THE MONTH:
Is Latin America Still Catholic? by Andrew ChesnutThe ecclesial imperative of educating Hispanic children in Catholic schools by Hosffman Ospino
"Serving the Church by Changing Diapers, and other Mundane Activities" by Jeffrey Morrow
"Parish as Institution or Communio?" by Marti R. Jewell
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REFLECTIONS ABOUT SPIRITUAL LIFE, CHURCH, OR SOCIETY:
Personal experiences - Social and political issues - Church as community and institution
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"In Pursuit of the Common Good" by Peter Drilling -
"A Second Look at the Prosperity Gospel" by Simon Aihiokhai - "Are science and religion enemies?" by Dan Finucane -
"What We Lutherans Can Learn from Roman Catholics" by David VonSchlichten. -
"Baptist Seminary Life" by Steve W. Lemke.
PRESSING ISSUES IN CHURCH AND SOCIETY
Is Latin America Still Catholic? by Andrew Chesnut
The ecclesial imperative of educating Hispanic children in Catholic schools by Hosffman Ospino
Serving the Church by Changing Diapers, and other Mundane Activities by Jeffrey Morrow
Parish as Institution or Communio? by Marti R. Jewell
Celebrating Marriage – Is it time to adapt? by Francis Berna
Liberating Conscience: An End to Magisterial Authoritarianism by Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler
"The Ascetic Corrective." by Christopher Denny
To Reform the Liturgy, Reform the Church by Gerald Vigna