Today in prayer, I was reflecting on Our Lady of Guadalupe as a great model of communicating the gospel to a specific people in a particular time, place, and culture, without changing the essence of herself or her message. Archbishop Claudio Celli of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications emphasized this same aspect of […]
Entries from December 2007
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Witness to the Americas
December 12th, 2007 · No Comments
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In the World
December 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Kelly M. raised an excellent point in a comment on my last post,
Could you or someone else offer some thoughts on how to balance the fact that we are supposed to be “in this world” and ambassadors for Christ in the modern culture, while maintaining the perspective of being “not of the world.”
There is a […]
Tags: Culture · Reflection · by Paul O · Investment Options
The Love of Knock-Offs and Nothings
December 6th, 2007 · 7 Comments
“Shun the luxuries and pleasures of this life and the attacks of vice will be enfeebled, their force being drawn from the love of pleasure.
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Keep therefore the words of Holy Scripture before your eyes: ‘He who loves his life loses it; and he who hates his life in this world keeps it unto life everlasting.’ […]
Tags: Culture · Reflection · by Paul O · Investment Options
The Death of the Spectator
December 3rd, 2007 · 8 Comments
I know–it’s an overly dramatic title, but I liked it because it sounded like a modern novel. However, what I would really like to briefly discuss is a reflection I heard this past weekend at a great retreat given by the CFRs to young adults in Florida.
One of the priests asserted that Jesus calls […]
Tags: · Culture · Reflection · by Kelly