Cenacle Journal
Posted in Contemplation, Immersed in God, Union with God on Jul 21st, 2011
I’d like to share a lovely passage from an essay with a rather formidable title: “Trinitarian Theology as Participation,” by Frans Jozef van Beeck, SJ. Father van Beeck feels that the reason many Christians leave the church today is that they are simply bored. They do not find there a “sense of participation in God, [...]
Easter this year is a season of sorrow as well as joy for the Church. We rejoice in the Resurrection of Christ. At the same time we grieve because of the spreading revelations of sexual abuse of children by priests, and of bishops who have covered up the crimes. We nod our heads when we [...]
Posted in Discipleship on Jan 5th, 2010
The phrase “faithful to the magisterium” is found nowadays on websites, in college and parochial school mission statements, in descriptions of parish catechetical programs, Catholic organizations, radio stations, and even Catholic businesses. (“Why buy from us?” asks one. Among other reasons, because we are faithful to the magisterium.) It is unfortunate that this expression has [...]
Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. (Matthew 7:1-2) The internet has made me more aware than ever of our human tendency to judge each other, although I doubt that more [...]
Posted in Giving All, Religious life on Jan 11th, 2009
Printer-friendly During the sexual abuse crisis, the retired archbishop of San Francisco, Most Rev. John R. Quinn, wrote: “I believe, in fact, that this is the best time in the history of the church to be a priest, because it is a time when there can be only one reason for being a priest or [...]
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