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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Christmas Came Early
When I went home for lunch today I discovered that Our Sunday Visitor had delivered a bucketload of review-copy books by blogging buddy Mike Aquilina! (For some reason, I’m thinking of the old joke about the Jewish kid who got … Continue reading
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Strange Bedfellows
First it was the Lutherans, now I find out that I’m listed in a blog aggregator of moderate Baptists, as well as blogrolled at this pagan-run mythology blog. The Baptist thing is not too surprising, especially since they’re defining “moderate” … Continue reading
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Chanting the Psalms 5
What is a believer to do with the “shadow material” in the Psalms? I’m referring to those passages that lash out in anger, asking God to destroy one’s enemies—often described in graphic cruelty. The notorious lines from Psalm 137:8-9 are … Continue reading
Chanting the Psalms 4
The third chapter of Cynthia Bourgeault’s Chanting the Psalms is titled, “Psalmody as Christian Yoga.” The emphasis of this chapter is on four fundamental elements that comprise Christian chant, but she begins by noting the spiritual power that seems to … Continue reading
"Mere Catholicity" in a Single Paragraph
Actually, half a paragraph, written by Dave Warnock at 42: I have said before and I repeat again, IMHO if our preaching redefines Christianity so that the Church Fathers and countless generations of saints before us are suddenly not Christian … Continue reading
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A Blast from the Past
Right before Thanksgiving I made contact with a couple of second-cousins-once-removed, descendants of George Matthew Dallas Pursifull of Bell County, Kentucky. One of them was kind enough to send me pictures of this powerhorn owned (and perhaps made) by George, … Continue reading
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Speaking of Psalms
David Koyzis, the Byzantine-Rite Calvinist, wrote a piece on “The Decline of Psalms in the Liturgy” last week while I was on the road. He has done a good deal of work on the metrical psalmody of the Reformed tradition, … Continue reading
Get Wisdom
John Hobbins eulogizes a dear one who demonstrated through her short life the difference between wisdom and intelligence. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Chanting the Psalms 3
If there is a clear deficiency in Cynthia Bourgeault’s Chanting the Psalms, it lies in the gap between chapter 1, “The Psalms of Ancient Israel,” and chapter 2, “Early Monastic Psalmody.” In short, she has nothing to say about the … Continue reading
"The Last Thing You Should Do Is Buy Curriculum!"
When I read the title of this post by Israel Galindo, I thought it might be time to remove G.R.A.C.E. Writes from my blogroll. After all, if churches quit buying curriculum, I quit paying the mortgage! Then I read what … Continue reading
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