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December 23rd, 2011%
View original post here: Nun who kissed Elvis praying for Christmas miracle to help monastery
A former Hollywood starlet who shared an on-screen kiss with Elvis Presley before leaving her acting career behind in favor of the cloister is in the limelight once again, this time in an effort to bring some attention — and much-needed funds — to the aging Connecticut monastery she has called home since 1963. From an AP story : Dolores Hart, who walked away from Hollywood stardom in 1963 to become a nun in rural Bethlehem, Conn., now finds herself back in the spotlight. But this time it’s all about serving the King of Kings, not smooching the King of Rock and Roll. The former brass factory that houses Mother Dolores and about 40 other nuns cloistered at the Abbey of Regina Laudis needs millions of dollars in renovations to meet fire and safety codes, add an elevator and make handicap accessibility upgrades. Like 73-year-old Mother Dolores, the order’s nuns have taken a vow of stability with the intent to live, work and die at the complex. The order was established in 1947 in Bethlehem, a small burg in Connecticut’s rolling western hills. Now, the historically self-supporting nuns have launched a fundraiser for the $4 million renovation project dubbed “New Horizons.” They don’t have much money, but they have Mother Dolores: a starlet-turned-supplicant whose unique story might lure the attention and donations of generations of movie fans, particularly those who adore all things Elvis. “This work may not be in my lifetime that it’s finished, but we’re sure trying,” Mother Dolores said of the upgrades, which are budgeted to run about $2 million for the fire code and accessibility compliance work and another $2 million for improvements to the housing and other facilities. …
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December 23rd, 2011%
See more here: From Harry Potter to Jesus Christ
Joe Egerton draws on a course he offered at the Mount Street Jesuit Centre to argue that J K Rowling has given Christians a valuable resource to introduce some of the central beliefs of the Catholic faith to a generation that knows the life of Harry Potter far better than it knows the life of Jesus Christ….
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December 22nd, 2011%
See more here: Is South Africa’s freedom of speech under threat?
11 December marks the anniversary of the Union of South Africa’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1931. South African history, before and since that time, has encompassed numerous debates surrounding equality and freedom, and proposed new legislation is recalling one such question, that of public access to information. Anthony Egan SJ of the Jesuit Institute in South Africa investigates why the African National Congress are seeking to place restrictions on the country’s media outlets….
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December 21st, 2011%
Read the full article here: A Book for Our Age
A few weeks back in this space, I offered a quick look around the baffling activities and inactivities of the principalities and powers in contemporary Europe and America, all of which can only elicit the head-scratching question, “What’s going on?”
December 18th, 2011%
Read the original here: The Nativity, Part Four: A gift of imaginative contemplation
The final episode of BBC One’s brings this delicate yet brave interpretation of the story of the birth of Christ to a beautiful and moving conclusion. Jim Conway SJ thinks that Tony Jordan’s creative script has presented the heavenly and earthly aspects of the Nativity story to the viewers of this series in a way of which St Ignatius would have approved….
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December 18th, 2011%
See the original post here: A Picture worth a Thousand Words
The familiar imagery of Christmas helps us to capture, as best we can, our understanding of God becoming man – but how can we grasp the wonder of the birth of Jesus through what can often seem like a trivial celebration? Philosopher, Gerard J. Hughes SJ invites us to find, in the pictures on our Christmas cards and the presentation of our cribs, something of both the simplicity and the mystery of the Incarnation, for which our words are inadequate….
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December 17th, 2011%
More here: Looking for the Star, or Coming to Adore?
What do we know about the Star that, according to Matthew’s Gospel, guided the Magi to Bethlehem to worship the baby Jesus? Was it just a feature that Matthew added to his narrative to convey a particular message to his readers, or was there an astronomical event to which he was referring? Vatican astronomer, Guy Consolmagno SJ presents various theories about the Star of Bethlehem… but should we be preoccupied with calculations and planetary conjunctions?…
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December 16th, 2011%
Read the original post: Catholics and ‘the Rapture’
The gift of the Incarnation is the foundation of the hope that nourishes our faith during the season of Advent. But as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, we might ask ourselves how we engage with a belief in the Second Coming of Christ, something which is often radicalised and even distorted in popular discourse, and as such may not be a strong tenet of faith for many Catholics. Sr Cathy Jones asks if there is a place for belief in ‘the rapture’ in the Catholic consciousness….
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December 16th, 2011%
Go straight to: A Treatment for Down Syndrome?
We were married later in life, thirty-nine and forty-seven, and hoped for children but knew the odds were not with us. We also knew that at thirty-nine, the risk of Down syndrome or other genetic disorders was high. Three miscarriages did not assuage our concerns. We remember the trauma of looking for signs of life in those sonogram images: waiting, searching in vain for a heartbeat, and then the inevitable physical and mental pain when the miscarriage came. And then, a fourth pregnancy, and at last the joy of seeing that little heart beating. But with it, the worry that our little one might have Down syndrome. We were worried, but resolved. There was no question: this child was a gift from God and, no matter her condition, her humanity was perfect and her dignity complete…
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December 14th, 2011%
Continue reading here: Book Review: A View From The Edge
Leslie Griffiths is today a Member of the House of Lords, a former President of the Methodist Conference, and an accomplished broadcaster and writer. His accessible, wise and inspirational autobiography is all the more refreshing for the hesitation with which its subject has approached the task of recording his story….
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December 13th, 2011%
Go here to see the original: Book Review: The Hemlock Cup
In this biography of Socrates, Bettany Hughes blends her skills of scholarship, research and communication in an accessible and enticing style. is a literary time machine: philosophy is embedded in a political, economic and social story focussed on one character’s life, written brilliantly in attractive, brief chapters….
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December 12th, 2011%
Original post: Book Review: Just Faith: A Jesuit Striving for Social Justice
Father Michael Campbell-Johnston’s (known as Father CJ) illuminating account of his life’s work striving for social justice, is compiled from the annual letters he wrote in the years from his ordination in 1964 to his second year in Barbados in 2004. is a delight to read….
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December 11th, 2011%
Read this article: The Martyrs of our Modern Church
Next week, the 31 anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero will be marked by people around the world to whom he remains an inspiration – in his life and death – as they strive for justice. His country of El Salvador saw many other lives lost as members of the Church were targeted by the authorities as a result of their protestations against an oppressive regime. Michael Campbell-Johnston SJ, who worked with many of these martyrs, tells their stories and gives an insight into the Church teaching that lay behind their deep commitment to justice….
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December 11th, 2011%
Read full article here: The Virgin Shall Conceive
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December 10th, 2011%
Go here to read the rest: Making change
What moves you to change? Where do you need to be healed and where can you offer some healing? Take ten minutes to watch this powerful clip and see what feelings and thoughts it stirs up. We often don’t think about the chain reaction of love we can set in motion through even the smallest kindness. Thanks to Deacon Greg and Mike Hayes for bringing this clip to my attention today. …
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December 9th, 2011%
Read the original here: Book Review: Bishop Herbert Vaughan and the Jesuits
A very distinct, post-Reformation Catholic historiographical tradition considers the presence of the Society of Jesus in England more a liability than an asset. Herbert Vaughan, despite his education at Stonyhurst and his younger brother, Bernard’s fame as a Jesuit preacher at Farm Street, viewed the Society from this perspective. The conflict between Bishop Vaughan and the English province over the establishment of a Jesuit college in Manchester became so acrimonious that Pope Pius IX admitted, ‘this business of the Jesuits is a real mess.’…
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December 8th, 2011%
Read the original post: Surprise decision will keep restrictions on Plan B emergency contraception
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled FDA experts and stopped a decision to offer Plan B morning-after emergency contraception on drugstore shelves to girls of any age without a prescription. The ruling surprised people on both sides of the controversial plan. From an AP story : The Food and Drug Administration was preparing to lift a controversial age limit and make Plan B One-Step the nation’s first over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, available for purchase by people of any age without a prescription. But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius intervened at the eleventh hour and overruled her own experts. Plan B instead will remain behind the pharmacy counter, as it is sold today — available without a prescription only for those 17 and older who show an ID proving their age. Sebelius’ reason: Some girls as young as 11 are physically capable of bearing children, and Plan B’s maker didn’t prove that younger girls could properly understand how to use this product without guidance from an adult. “It is common knowledge that there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age,” Sebelius said in a statement. …
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Is South Africa’s freedom of speech under threat?
See more here: Is South Africa’s freedom of speech under threat?
11 December marks the anniversary of the Union of South Africa’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1931. South African history, before and since that time, has encompassed numerous debates surrounding equality and freedom, and proposed new legislation is recalling one such question, that of public access to information. Anthony Egan SJ of the Jesuit Institute in South Africa investigates why the African National Congress are seeking to place restrictions on the country’s media outlets….
See more here: Is South Africa’s freedom of speech under threat?