Wednesday, January 05, 2011
About Me

- Name: dixerit
 - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
 
Interesting Links
Categories
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[+/-] Series
- [+/-] 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
 - John Wesley
 - St. Thomas Aquinas
 - St. Polycarp
 - St. John Chrysostom
 - John Bunyan
 - Richard Rolle
 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
 - St. Benedict
 - St. Catherine of Genoa
 - Brother Lawrence
 - St. Gregory of Nyssa
 - Søren Kierkegaard
 - Julian of Norwich
 - Sir Thomas More
 - Origen
 - St. Francis de Sales
 - Monk of the Eastern Church: Lev Gillet
 - Thomas Merton
 - François Fénelon
 - Bernard of Clairvaux
 - Evelyn Underhill
 - St. Augustine (part 2)
 - St. Augustine (part 1)
 - Jonathan Edwards
 - St. John of the Cross
 - C.S. Lewis
 
[+/-] 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
 - [+/-] Capital punishment
 
[+/-] 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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