Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Vatican II
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Lesson 6: The Dignity of Humanity
Read MORE: Lesson 6: The Dignity of HumanityI am increasingly convinced Vatican II was able to lay the groundwork of a new Christian narrative for our modern age, because for the most part, it looked at our situation with a simple honesty. That honesty recognized the narrative…
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Lesson 5: The New Age
Read MORE: Lesson 5: The New AgeSeveral times a day, friends lament that they are unable to talk about important issues with people who hold opposing views. Today, one reported that Thanksgiving was awful, because family members got angry discussing politics. Another said bridge club has…
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Lesson 3: The Servant Church
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The Servant ChurchI am going to lay out two dominant narratives that the Church has used to understand and identify herself in the past 500 years. More importantly, I am then going to suggest a new narrative offered by Vatican II. I…
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Lesson 2: Christian Conversation
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Christian ConversationPerhaps I got ahead of myself last week. I spoke of the need for a new Christian narrative in our technological society and suggested that Vatican II offers us groundwork for developing one. Incidental to that, I observed that I…
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Lesson 1: A New Church Narrative
Read MORE: Lesson 1: A New Church NarrativeIn marking the anniversary of the Reformation, it became clear to some of us that 500-year-old narratives really do not serve our mission to proclaim the Gospel in our own time. That has put me on a kick to consider…
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Lesson 11: Preparing for the Pope’s Visit– The Bishop of Rome
Read MORE: Lesson 11: Preparing for the Pope’s Visit– The Bishop of RomeWith Pope Francis visiting the USA from September 23 through 27, it might be well to remember a bit of the history behind the papacy. A good place to start is remembering the Church established an official clergy to check…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!