This just in from National Survivor Advocates Coalition (NSAC) News (thanks to William Lindsey at Bilgrimage for the link to this at Voice from the Desert Blog)
Received from A. W. Richard Sipe
Pope Benedict XVI is a good man. He has served the Church long and well. It takes nothing away from his goodness to suggest that he should ...
Apr 29, 2010
Apr 28, 2010
THEN AND NOW: John McNeill and Joachim of Fiore
Contrast the two following statements: The first is a report of Pope Benedict's address on March 10th of this year.
“The Pope’s address to the weekly audience continued the reflections on St. Bonaventure that he had begun...
Apr 27, 2010
EL GRECO'S MARTYRED PROPHET
We should never forget that many of the greatest saints now recognized as saints at one time or another found themselves on the wrong side of the Vatican power structures, in deep trouble with the papacy and church ...
Apr 26, 2010
QUOTE OF THE DAY
It should be evident to all that the paternalistic hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has lost contact with the Spirit of God and is no longer its instrument. The pedophile crisis, the effort of the hierarchy to cover that up and the attitude in the hierarchy that their primary objective is not to convey the message of Christ but to do anything...
EQUALITY AMONG CELEBRANTS
I was inspired by a Eucharistic celebration this Sunday at the very beautiful baroque church of St. John of Nepomuk on the Rock, a short walk from my apartment. The little church is an exquisite jewel-box of perfect loveliness...
Apr 25, 2010
AN UNHOLY MESS: CLERICAL ABUSE OF WOMEN IN INDIA
It is such a beautiful spring day today here in Prague and I experienced such a moving and mystical Eucharist this morning at the beautiful little baroque church of St. John of Nepomuk 'On the Rock' behind my house, that it seems a shame to sully the purity of the day with another scandalous tale of sex abuse in the Church. But these stories coming...
ART OF THE SPIRIT
Willem Janssen's beautiful spiritual mandalas and paintings can be accessed here at his website: Willem Janssen's Art.
BIRTH is a sign of inner transformation, a shift in consciousness that manifest externally as...
Apr 24, 2010
KRABI, THAILAND
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
God took me by the hand and, blindly, I followed… in what seemed the most total darkness, and in the most disconcerting absence of human means, but with unlimited trust in Jesus, Master of the Impossible. Magdeleine...
Apr 19, 2010
QUOTE OF THE DAY
We (LGBT Catholics) are being scapegoated by our Church to avoid dealing with its own sins. Many of us in the past interiorized the Church's homophobia, resulting in self-hatred and self-destructiveness. But Jesus' Spirit at some point touched our hearts and freed us from all self-rejection by giving us a clear, undeniable experience that God loves...
Apr 18, 2010
Apr 17, 2010
STATEMENT ON CRISIS FROM WE ARE CHURCH
Many thanks to Contemplative Catholic for this important link:
The International Movement We are Church regrets that the fifth anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's election is so much tarnished by the deep crisis our...
Apr 16, 2010
The Holy Mystery in Saint Jacob's and Beyond the Institutional Church
This afternoon, I treated myself to a lovely lunch at the trendy French Parisian Brasserie, La Provence, on Stuparska Street in Old Town Prague. Cream of cucumber soup, followed by salmon trout filet...
Apr 15, 2010
Apr 14, 2010
THE CHURCH IS EMPTY: MISSA PASCHALIS
Last evening I went to the beautiful church of St. Simon and Jude in Prague to hear a stunning concert performance of the Weser Renaissance Ensemble, one of the most sought after ensembles in the world specializing in early...
Apr 11, 2010
BEYOND THE BROKEN IDOL: THE FACE OF THE MYSTIC CHRIST
Taken from the wonderful Sufi blog, Inspirations and Creative Thoughts Paradigm Shift
In order to understand our moment in history and where we can go in the future, we have to know what brought us here. In...
THE PATH TO HEALING
Thanks to Colleen Kochivar-Baker at Enlightened Catholicism for this extraordinary article from Father Tom Doyle on the path to healing for sexual abuse victims. However, it is also a brilliant summation of the path to healing and spiritual wholeness for all Catholics today in light of the horrendous scandal now unfolding day by day. The comments in...
TOM DOYLE ON ABUSE CRISIS
(Thanks to William Lindsey at Bilgrimage for this link) The Pope, the Church, and Sexual Abuse: A Perspective
Guest Commentary:submitted by Thomas P. Doyle, J.C.D., C.A.D.C.(taken from Voice of the Faithful) Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010The reports that Pope Benedict had mishandled a clergy sex abuse case when he was archbishop of Munich have...
Apr 10, 2010
WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US
Nothing new in the following article, wise words of wisdom that any sane, rational person would endorse. I was just struck by the fact that this was written eight years ago in 2002 and is more timely than ever. Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society
by Robert Scheer
While it might appear to be sweet revenge for the Inquisition,...
Apr 9, 2010
Is the Pope Infallible? Examining the Catholic Doctrine of Papal Infallibility
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In light of the present crisis of authority within the Roman Catholic Church, and as an addendum to my previous post on the Old Catholic Church, here is an excellent summary of the criticisms of Pius IX and Vatican...
Apr 6, 2010
HATE TO BE STRAIGHT? JESUS CAN HELP.
Thanks to Terry Weldon at Queering the Church for this very funny April fool's satire in these very depressing times. It's good to remember that no critique of Hitler was more savage or more effective than the brilliant...
QUOTE OF THE DAY
We live in a spiritual age, and until the bishops and the pope learn to lead a people hungry for authenticity, trust and spiritual nourishment, we will look elsewhere. There are millions of Catholics with deep spiritual wisdom -- millions of faith-filled people who love God in transformative ways. We will trust their faith and witness if the bishops...
Quote of the Day
The hierarchical leadership of our church has been accused of being out of touch with the people of God in many areas too numerous to count. Women’s ordination is one of them. There have been times when I was ready to...
Apr 4, 2010
FACE OF THE DAY
Thanks to the Daily Dish:
Saint Basil of Caesarea, the fourth century Church Father who wrote the principal rule of the monks of the East, establishes this: “The cleric or monk who molests youths or boys or is caught kissing...
HE IS RISEN - within the Old Catholic Church
I attended the Easter Vigil last night at the 'Old Catholic' Cathedral of St. Lawrence high atop Petrin Hill in Prague. Father Robert Caruso of the US Minnesota OCC is here in Prague for the week and invited me to the service....
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