New Oxford Notes: January-February 2012
Shameless Shepherding
Bishops in Germany have taken an embarrassingly long time to learn that: "We cannot earn money during the week with what we preach against on Sundays."
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Saints for a Secular Nation
Secularism could be said to be our national religion, with its own pantheon of "saints," including the newly "canonized" Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and perfecter of the glowing handheld idol.
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I should try to merit an increase in glory, but, as I mature in the spiritual life, I should "be holy because the Lord our God is holy."
The Gospel was spread in the first centuries through an appeal to the wondrous mystery of the cross, the paradox of the redemption of man through the murder of God.