Once In Royal David's City
posted by dixerit at 1:57 AM
Friday, December 25, 2009
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- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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- [+/-] postures and gestures in worship
- [+/-] on globalization
- [+/-] electing a new pope
- [+/-] what happens when a pope dies
[+/-] Spiritual Voice
- John Henry Newman
- Henri Nouwen
- N.T. Wright
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- St. Thomas Aquinas
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- John Bunyan
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- Monk of the Eastern Church: Lev Gillet
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- Jonathan Edwards
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[+/-] Moral Issues
- [+/-] Bioethics
- this isn't new
- an evening on stem cells
- new stem cell technique shows promise
- a new method of extracting stem cells still a problem
- Lord Winston on embryonic stem cell research
- I left my stem cells in San Francisco
- German Chancellor calls for easing of restrictions
- Vatican announces upcoming document on bioethics
- the new California gold: biotechnology
- Frist and embryonic stem cell research
- what the Church says about in-vitro fertilization
- ignorance in Congress on stem cell research
- soul of an embryo
- UN condemns cloning
- author of "soul of an embryo" comments
- case for embryonic stem cell research continues to weaken
- pamphlet on stem cell research
- *sigh* on prop. 71
- stem cell proposition 71
- [+/-] Medical Ethics
- married couples, condoms, and HIV
- on doctor-assisted suicide
- Mulligan on PVS and ANH
- popeâs living will and the Churchâs teaching on end-of-life issues
- understanding PVS and raising questions
- Catholic position on end-of-life issues is not vitalist
- PVS vs. MCS
- new medical tool shows MCS patients aware
- [+/-] Sexuality
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[+/-] Social/News Commentary
- on Sullivanism and empowering the laity
- may cheap gas be upon us
- rights and responsibilities: Muhammad's caricatures
- on freedom of speech
- a ship worthy of the name 'Queen Mary'
- make Saddam sit there and listen
- UK judge speaks up for marriage
- government spying on Americans
- an antidote to terrorism
- Anglo-French relations
- a way to make a difference in Africa
- a time for boldness in Africa
- same-sex marriage
- Quo Vadis Europa
- the right to food and medical care
- 2nd anniversary of the war in Iraq
- the EU as a Catholic plot?
- on globalization
[+/-] The Church and the World
- [+/-] Teachings
- Ratzinger quoting Fiorenza on women's ordination
- Catholics in the public square
- Benedict on divorce/remarried Catholics
- origin of the word "cardinal"
- the Church's two lungs: East and West
- the calling of the laity
- evolution of the Roman liturgical calendar
- Ratzinger on the spirit's role in the conclave
- on papal pronouncements
- a primer on the Triduum
- is Sunday the Christian 'Sabbath'?
- ritual timelessness
- a "new" role for the pope?
- [+/-] Commentary on Church News
- [+/-] Ecumenical & Interreligious affairs
- [+/-] Religion, Reason, and Science
- Tassot debunks evolution
- Vatican astronomer on creationism
- Schönborn's article on intelligent design: the role of philosophy
- not entirely based on religion: intelligent design
- Coyne rebuts Schönborn
- Schönborn on evolution
- atheism's star on the decline
- famous atheist now a believer
- interview with Charles Townes
[+/-] The Christian Life & Spirituality
- physical blindness/moral vision
- carrying our crosses
- be boring no longer: the drama of the Christian life
- regaining a sense of the mystery of the Eucharist
- a kiss to the whole world
- a reality show on spirituality
- importance of spiritual reading
- keeping the spirit of Easter alive
- the message of suffering
[+/-] The Arts
[+/-] Nature
[+/-] Life in the Bay Area
- new San Francisco skyscrapers
- escalating homicides in the Bay Area
- on the centennial of the 1906 SF quake and fire
- San Francisco vs. The Vatican
- wacky weather
- The DeYoung Museum in SF
- snow and skiers in SF on a summer day
- summer events in the Bay
- local connection to Benedict
- locals react to John Paul's death
- local services for John Paul
- 2nd West Coast Walk For Life
- 1st West Coast Walk For Life
[+/-] Priestly Vocation
- [+/-] Life as priest
- first Easter as priest
- taxes for priests, and advice for seminarians
- children at confession
- coming out of the sacristy closet
- interviewing a couple preparing for marriage
- first Christmas as priest
- first Sunday in Advent as priest
- fishing for vocations
- living with celibacy
- the words of consecration and celibacy
- parish life
- welcome to the parish
- advice for new priests
- the Eucharist and the priesthood
- advice from a priest
- [+/-] Seminary Life
[+/-] Homilies and Reflections
- the God of the living
- on being "a witness to these things"
- a reflection: on transparency, the Gnostics, and the Gospel of Judas
- a reflection: God is with us
- homily on the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
- homily on the feast of the archangels
- homily: Blessed are your eyes because they see
- what the Trinity means for us
- on the passion of Jesus according to Matthew
- on the Trinity
- on the meaning of atheism
[+/-] Odds and Ends
- solving Rubik's Cube and a priest fighting
- picture of Mozart's wife
- the voice of Mona Lisa
- touring Hearst Castle
- the divine sneeze
- Geroge W. pokes fun at himself
- a letter from Hillary Clinton
- traveling in style
- parish raises funds by living out parable of the talents
- a film version of "Screwtape Letters"
- Constantine's marble head found
- on writing by hand and Queen Elizabeth's diary
- Cruise-Winfrey battle scene
- A's for everyone
- priestly inventor of the bullet-proof vest
- Seuntjens, author of study on yawning and sex
- Alice Keppel, Edward VII's mistress
- the Cookie Monster gets healthy
- John Paul's last will and testament
- the pope's ring
- the classic and modern Camillas
- a monument to the Queen Mother
- ode to "the one who got away"
- Charles, Camilla, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
- a beating heart
- love structure at "Jefferson High"
- a plant that says "I love you."
- how many doctors believe in miracles
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