Vivificat!
Blog URL http://vivificat1.blogspot.com
Located Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Tags catholic, apologetics, orthodox, news, commentary, católico
News, opinions, commentary, reflections, prayers, from a personal Catholic perspective obedient to the Holy See.
Latest Blog Posts
- Why does God sing? on Nov 16, 2009 in Judaism Islam Orthodox Church Musica Sacra Contemplation and Prayer
Folks, I continue with my “creative hiatus” as I study the question “Can a Christian pray like a Jew?” with a little more attention. In the meantime, I want to share with you something related to the subject, written by my better known collea...
- Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time on Nov 15, 2009 in Mass Readings
Today’s Holy Mass readings: First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm: Psalm 16:5, 8-11 Second Reading: Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Gospel: Mark 13:24-32...
- Internal Links Revamped on Nov 14, 2009 in Admin Notes Blogs and Blogging
Folks, I’ve created a “satellite” or “auxiliary” blog to store all static or seldom-updated contents listed in the “Internal Links” section on the left sidebar. Also, each entry has now enabled comments so if you want to interact with t...
- Creative Pause on Nov 12, 2009 in Judaism Interfaith Issues Admin Notes
Folks, the next subject I imposed upon me in the ongoing Judaism/Judaica cycle, "Can a Catholic Pray Like a Jew?" has proven to be fascinating issue, but alas, a somewhat complicated one.I don't want to end up oversimplifying the whole thing and as a...
- Eight Lessons Learned from “The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible” on Nov 11, 2009 in Theology Judaism Interfaith Issues Bible Studies
Folks, in this installment of this cycle of blog posts dedicated to Jewish themes, I want to share with you a few key points I gathered from the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s (PBC) The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian B...
- The survival of the Church is inextricably bound to the survival of Israel on Nov 10, 2009 in Theology Judaism Interfaith Issues Ecclessiology
Folks, I’ve been meaning for a while to start a string of posts on Judaism – both biblical and post-biblical – and Judaica in general, but other events sidetracked me. I wanted When Anti-Zionism Turns Into Anti-Semitism which I posted last mont...
- Apostolic Constitution on Anglicans Returning to the Church Published Today on Nov 9, 2009 in Anglicanism Papacy Ecumenism Canon Law
Folks, the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum cœtibus, regulating entry into the Catholic Church by communities coming from the Anglican Communion, was published today. You may access it here. Highlights:In recent times the Holy Spirit has moved gr...
