Christopher Pramuk revisited Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Rising’ on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Christopher Pramuk
Christopher Pramuk is an associate professor of theology and the University Chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis University in Denver. He is the author of two award-winning studies of Thomas Merton, as well as Hope Sings, So Beautiful: Graced Encounters Across the Color Line, a meditation on race relations in society and church.
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A Hidden Sorrow: Praying through reproductive loss
Praying through reproductive loss
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Resources for Reproductive Loss: A theologian’s recommendations
These resources are offered in conjunction with the article, “A Hidden Sorrow: Praying through Reproductive Loss. Christopher Pramuk teaches theology at Xavier University in Cincinatti, Ohio and is the author of Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton (Liturgical Press, 2009).
Books
A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family, Ingrid Kohn, MSW and Perry-Lynn Moffitt with Isabelle A. Wilkins, MD. My sister notes of this book that “after Jack died, I could not have done without it.”
Hope Deferred: Heart-Healing Reflections on Reproductive Loss, ed. Nadine Pence France and Mary Stimming. A collection of essays weaving together personal narratives, spirituality and theological reflection. This book includes the article by Serene Jones mentioned in my article.
Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life (Loyola Press), by Amy Kuebelbeck
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Sexuality, Spirituality and the Song of Songs’
Only through the body does the way, the ascent to the life of blessedness, lie open to us.- St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of SongsThe Song of Songs has long held a privileged place in the mystical theology and monastic tradition of the church. Commentary on this erotically charg
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What Thomas Merton taught me about forming young Catholics’ imaginations
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God,” wrote the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. Merton’s lesson is, “Pay attention, you might miss it.”