We now enjoy public discussion about a Mass in which the priest faces ad orientem some like to refer to this position as with his back to the people while others like to refer to this position as towards the east itself a reference to the direction from which in olden times God was ex
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GC 35 Update: The Election Procedures
From the latest communique from the General Congregation Press Office come the details of the election and installation of the General After four days of praying reflecting and consulting among themselves the 217 electors of the 35 General Congregation are ready to vote for a new Superior G
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What Becomes a General Most?
What are the delegates at the General Congregation looking for when it comes to electing a new General Actually that s an easy question to answer even if it s not as easy to find someone with all of the necessary qualities In Part Nine of the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus St
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Where’s the Beef, Barack?
Sen Barack Obama is not campaigning on a hope and a prayer but if he has a prayer of winning he needs to flesh out his hopeful vision for the country He has presented himself as a transformational leader a claim that coheres nicely with his untraditional biography Still he needs to provide
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Home of the Whopper
Continuing on the burger theme from the last post Hillary and Barack decided to make nice last night during a debate in Las Vegas Whatever brownie points they gained for nice however they lost for veracity Hillary was asked about remarks made by her supporter black businessman Bob Johnson wh
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The Preacher as Artist
Peter Sellick s beautiful article on this topic refers us approvingly to Archbishop Rowan Williams critique of the anthropocentric Renaissance view of the artist as a creative genius who imposes his will on his artistic material Williams proposes a return to the earlier more self-effacing v
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GC 35 Update: Murmurationes
One of the best Latin words used by the Society of Jesus is the murmurationes or murmuratio depending on which Latin professor you speak with It is the four-day period just begun in Rome before the election of the new Superior General in which the delegates murmur thus the word about
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Holding Out for a Hero?
Three states and three different winners Huckabee in Iowa McCain in New Hampshire and now Romney in Michigan This was exactly the situation foreseen and desired by Rudy Giuliani s strategists when they decided to forgo the early states and concentrate only on winner-take-all Florida on January
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Interreligious Learning in Culver City
Cambridge MA Last week I was in Culver City California — the famed movie town in the midst of Los Angeles I was there to visit the Jesuit Novitiate of the California Province to give a 3-day seminar on interreligious dialogue and related issues to the first year novices of the California and
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Does Romney Need to Win Today in Michigan?
Former Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney spent more blood and treasure than any other candidate in both Iowa and New Hampshire but he came in second in both states Today in Michigan where his father George was once a popular Governor he needs a win Romney has the money to continue in the race wh