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BLOG 4/10/13. WHO SHAPES THE EMERGING WORLD?

BLOG 4/10/13. WHO SHAPES THE EMERGING WORLD, THE FUTURE? I am totally fascinated by David Burstein’s recent book, Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World. David is one of those millennials who is incredibly well informed and … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/8/13 THE CHURCH … MISSING THE POINT

BLOG: THE CHURCH, LIKE CHRIST’S DISCIPLES, TOO OFTEN MISSES THE POINT OF EASTER. Andy Crouch, in his book Culture Making, makes the point that real creative people are able to suspend the horizons within which everyone else operates.  They are … Continue reading

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4/4/13. MILLENNIALS: “CHANGING THE WORLD” … AND THE CHURCH?

BLOG 4/4/13. MILLENNIALS: “CHANGING THE WORLD” … AND THE CHURCH? As the readers of these blogs know, I’m somewhat fascinated by the emerging Millennial Generation, and the fascination grows the more I study the phenomenon. One of them, a gifted … Continue reading

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BLOG. 4.1.13: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING … AND SERMONS

BLOG 4/1/13: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING … AND SERMONS Let me chase a crazy question here. First of all, we have a generation emerging who have cut their teeth on iPhones, on mobiles, and have access through their apps to a vast … Continue reading

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BLOG 3/28/13. THE SUPREME COURT, THE CHURCH, AND HUMAN SEXUALITY

BLOG. 3/28/13: THE SUPREME COURT, THE CHURCH, AND HUMAN SEXUALITY For the past couple of weeks the news media have been focused on the two cases before the United States Supreme Court having to do with same-sex marriage. I feel … Continue reading

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BLOG 3..25.13: EASTER AND “BRAINLESS TOURISTS ON A PACKAGED TOUR”

BLOG 3/25/13: EASTER AND “BRAINLESS TOURISTS ON A PACKAGED TOUR” OK, I confess that having been in pastoral-teaching leadership within the Christian community for a long a time (maybe too long), I may look at what takes place on Easter … Continue reading

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3.21.13: BONHOEFFER AND POPE FRANCIS

BLOG 3/21/13: BONHOEFFER AND POPE FRANCIS In his first mass with the cardinals after his election as pope, gathered in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis made some pointed comments in his homily that reminded me, for all the world, of … Continue reading

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BLOG 3.18.13. MY RESPONSE TO THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS

BLOG 3/18/13: MY RESPONSE TO THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS I was asked multiple times last week (as were many of us) about my response to the election of Pope Francis (Archbishop Bergoglio of Argentina). Actually, my response was a … Continue reading

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3/18/13. MY RESPONSE TO THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS

BLOG 3/18/13: MY RESPONSE TO THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS I was asked multiple times last week (as were many of us) about my response to the election of Pope Francis (Archbishop Bergoglio of Argentina). Actually, my response was a … Continue reading

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BLOG. 3.13.13. IT’S NOT WHAT TAKES PLACE IN THE LOCKER ROOM

BLOG 3/14/13. IT’S NOT WHAT TAKES PLACE IN THE LOCKER ROOM, BUT … Here we are again in March, and some of us are looking forward to the NCAA basketball tournament. Those forthcoming games are going to be an amazing … Continue reading

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