Christendom

Prince Nico Mbarga in church

Edit Graphic 14 May 2016

The release of Sweet Mother in 1976 was so successful that it reportedly sold 13 million copies and was declared by musicians as “The Africa Anthem .”. Here I crave the indulgence of my Editor to be lazy and reproduce the lyrics in its entirety.. “Sweet mother I no go forget you. for the suffer wey you suffer for me ... O, she go beg God, ... Perhaps it may not be sacrilegious to value it in terms similar to the Hallelujah Chorus of Christendom....

Europe’s Catholic leaders are undoing the good work of Pope Francis over the migrant crisis

Edit The Independent 12 May 2016

Being a Merseyide Anglican, my Dad used to refer to the rites of the Catholic Church as “Roman mumbo-jumbo” ... I thought my father was a bit extreme, but I didn’t like Popes very much either ... First we had the odious President Viktor Orban of Hungary telling us that his country was defending the frontiers of “Christendom” when it was corralling the Muslim refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan because “Islam was never part of Europe”....

W&L; Romance Languages Professor Wins 2016 Mednick Fellowship (Washington & Lee University)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016

(Source. Washington & Lee University). Stephen P ... The romance-epic's eponymous hero sets out to wander the world, visiting the most famous medieval pilgrimage sites - Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela - as well as imaginary lands that were common in medieval literature, including the lands of Prester John, an exceedingly rich Christian king whose kingdom is far away in the East, lost and severed from the main lands of Christendom....

King's Historian receives prestigious A.H. Heineken Prize (King's College London)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016

(Source. King's College London) ... Heineken Prize. Posted on 10/05/2016 ... She has written numerous books such as 'The Formation of Christendom', which compares eastern and western attitudes towards religious images in the early Middle Ages, and has done extensive research on the role of ordinary women in medieval society ... They cited her work as paving the way for a non-theological view of the influence of Christendom on Medieval society....

Science of fingernail growth speed baffling

Edit Otago Daily Times 09 May 2016

People go to university for many reasons. I assumed back then my own reason - wanting to know why fingernails grew so fast - was completely normal ... In fact some of them even doubted it was a topic worthy of discussion ... And so it is with my toe and fingernails ... What plant in Christendom grows this fast? I have planted everything in a long and illustrious career in the soil, and not even Jerusalem artichokes or rhubarb grows so quickly ... ....

Year of Mercy: Care for Creation (North Dakota Catholic Conference)

Edit Public Technologies 09 May 2016

(Source. North Dakota Catholic Conference). 'Mercy calls us to always include the common good and the environmental good, even if doing so is not required by the law and even if it means that others will have a competitive advantage in the marketplace.'. In my last column I suggested that a key to understanding mercy is the call to never abandon ... .' (No. 48.) ... John Cuddeback, a professor at Christendom College puts it this way ... Remember....

Britain’s Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Co-operation by Brendan Simms

Edit The Irish Times 07 May 2016

Simms is a historian known both for the wide range of his writings and for his ability to connect historical analysis with current affairs ... With great virtuosity, Simms first surveys the various entanglements, connections and contacts between England and the Continent over the centuries, from the “bonds of Christendom” and the Viking invasions to dynastic intermarriages and the wars of the last five centuries ... Economic wellbeing....

Christians Can't Wait for God to Punish 'Wicked' America With Trump—and Usher in the Apocalypse

Edit Alternet 06 May 2016

For some, Donald Trump's ascendancy heralds the beginning of the end times. Christians who claimed months ago that Donald Trump was foretold in Biblical prophecy must be feeling prescient today ... But this week, as both unlikely predictions came to pass, it seems prudent to take a look at just what it is that those eschatologists claim to see ... being the first eschatologist to cause major upset in Christendom with his predictions....

Lack Of God-Fearing Leaders Cause Of Ghanas Challenges

Edit Peace FM Online 04 May 2016

The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) has attributed the numerous challenges confronting the country to the lack of leaders who fear God ... The synods ... It is a time for spiritual renewal, for setting new objectives, adopting new strategies and determining the appropriate actions to accomplish the great commission given to Christendom by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ...  . . . ....

photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino

Pope Francis holds the Gospel book as he celebrates the opening Mass of the Synod of bishops, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.

Trump's Rhetoric On Muslims Echoes 800-Year-Old Church Ruling

Edit WorldNews.com 04 May 2016

Canons 67-70 mandated that Jews be forced to adhere to the regulations set forth by the Church — laws that crossed national borders to wherever Jews lived in Christendom.While it is easy to dismiss these laws as products of their time, it is Canon 68 that has continued to have repercussions down through the 21st century and in the rhetoric of Donald Trump ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....

Year of Mercy: Care for Creation (Diocese of Fargo)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016

(Source. Diocese of Fargo). by Christopher Dodson . Catholic Action May, 4 2016, 11.00 AM. 'Building upon what already is Christian teaching on creation, Laudato Si consists mostly of a call to live with respect to the environment as a Christian. In other words, in right relationship with God.' - Christopher Dodson ... The environment, however, is not a person ... 66) ... 48) ... John Cuddeback, a professor at Christendom College puts it this way ... (noodl....

Lack of God-fearing leaders cause of Ghana’s challenges - Full Gospel

Edit Graphic 03 May 2016

They have therefore charged Christians to pray for leaders who would seek the wellbeing of the citizenry and also have the fear of God at heart ... The synods ... It is a time for spiritual renewal, for setting new objectives, adopting new strategies and determining the appropriate actions to accomplish the great commission given to Christendom by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ... ....

Romans 4:25: The key to understanding Easter

Edit The Examiner 01 May 2016

Discussing in a sermon the “fruits and benefits” of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, Martin Luther once pointed to Paul’s statement in Romans 4.25 ... This passage was precious to Luther because it explained how our justification before God could not have been accomplished apart from Christ being raised from the dead ... In the words of C.S ... Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter today, May 1 (the rest of Christendom celebrated it March 27) ... ....