wonderful thoughts from the Pope, intellectually coherent and practically relevant and doable IMO
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
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Lesson 2: Overcoming Suffering
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Overcoming SufferingThe course will look at some of the components of Practical Christianity, sometimes described as the art of Christian living. It will begin examining how Christianity offers a way to overcome suffering, whether this is from natural disaster, social injustice,…
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Lesson 1: Practical Christianity
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Practical ChristianityObviously, the first task is to define what I mean by Practical Christianity. Not so obviously, the second is to point out this is a very controversial subject. When I speak of Practical Christianity I simply mean what faith offers…
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Lesson 15: The Last Days
Read MORE: Lesson 15: The Last DaysThis is a topic that continually comes up, primarily because it is always in the headlines. It is about some nut case gaining news coverage by insisting he has figured out a date, a strange sect committing mass suicide, the…
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Lesson 4: Faith and Technology
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Faith and TechnologyBob wrote, “How rarely we start with the admonition ‘in all we do and say about this let us always keep the beacons of faith, hope, and love before us to guide us.’ We seem rather to be driven primarily…
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Lesson 3: Dynamic Interaction
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Dynamic InteractionBob has entered the discussion again with his usual critical thought, forcing me to clarify my ideas. He wrote, “I think there is a strong argument that faith, hope, and love endure as constant beacons for the Christian life. Yet…
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Lesson 2: Past, Present, and Future
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Past, Present, and FutureLast week I tried to make the case for faith, hope, and love being a very careful choice for summarizing the Christian life. I’d like to take a few weeks to examine the features that make the triad so important.…
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Lesson 1: Faith, Hope, and Love
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Faith, Hope, and LoveFor two thousand years theologians have used the words “faith, hope, and love” to summarize the Christian message. It all began with Paul who said in Colossians 1: 4-6 that the triad is the “Gospel” and the “Word of Truth”.…
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Lesson 12: Participation in Creation’s Redemption – Hope
Read MORE: Lesson 12: Participation in Creation’s Redemption – HopeJuan made the perfect transition by citing St. Francis’ prayer, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace”. We have been trained to (mis?)read Christianity primarily as a preparation for an afterlife. In order to appreciate fully God’s love we…
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Lesson 14: War and Peace
Read MORE: Lesson 14: War and PeaceLupe suggested we have to redefine sin in our time. That is at the back of many of the youth’s discussions. They charge the adult world of ignoring or denying what is going on and so failing to provide ethical…
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Lesson 13: Handling Sin
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Handling SinAs I reported last week the Young Adult Reading Group discussed sin for several months. Each meeting they shared their ideas about a topic or two, such as lying on a resume and euthanasia. At the end of the sessions,…
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I absolutely love these ideas, especially paying attention to beauty and reducing your needs.
Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…