The affinity of creation theology to the wisdom tradition of Israel has long been recognized However in such study creation regularly has been considered one theme among many and usually one of secondary importance rather than the basis of all theology as is proposed here Furthermore when not d
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John Paris, S.J., on Bioethical Dilemmas
Fr. John Paris, an ethicist at Boston College, describes two recent cases that pit doctors against caregivers over the best course of treatment for a non-responsive patient. Fr. Paris also discusses his work with Catholic couples facing the tragic choice of what to do with a baby with lethal abnormalities. Listen to this episode
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Thoughts on New Hampshire
The exit polls from New Hampshire may keep Mike Huckabee awake tonight We all know that Huckabee won in Iowa because of the big turn-out of born-again and evangelical voters And we all knew that Huckabee would carry the evangelical vote in New Hampshire but still lose the primary because there jus
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How Theology Moves Along
If you want to see how the evolution of doctrine works in practice look up Avery Cardinal Dulles learned article Who Can Be Saved in February s First Things In a succinct and brisk narrative Dulles describes how Christians developed their theological reflections on salvation from scriptura
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Foley Poetry Contest
America is now accepting submissions for the Foley Poetry Contest Details here Last year we received over 1 000 entries from all over the world The youngest writer was 8 the oldest 89 according to poetry editor James Torrens S J The winner was John Slater a Trappist monk from the Abbey of
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GCpalooza
The General Congregation has begun with a homily by Cardinal Francis Rode C M prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life It s included here on Creighton s wonderful GC 35 website GC 35 Info The photo is by Don Doll S J a photo
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Howard Gray, S.J. on Ministering to East Asian Refugees
Father Howard Gray recalls six weeks he spent working with Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees.
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John Padberg, S.J. on St. Guinefort
Father John Padberg on the legend of St. Guinefort, dog and martyr.
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Jesus’ Baptism
The Christmas Season comes to a close with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord The outpouring of the Spirit and the Father s declaration You are my beloved Son make Jesus baptism one of the three traditional Epiphany events That Jesus submitted to receiving baptism a baptism of
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What John Saw
Johns Gospel does not include a direct account of Jesus baptism Instead it supplies the testimony or witness of John the Baptist and his reflections on who Jesus is By considering what the Baptist saw in Jesus we may see more clearly what we can hope for from Jesus In his first chapter John the