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  • Please Welcome Ian Matthew May 5, 2013
    Ian Matthew Starks was born at home on April 30 at 5:31 PM.  He weighed in at 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing well.  Yes, if you caught that above, we had a home birth, and it was planned (Tyler was born at home as well). Special thank […]
    Brian Starks
  • Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi April 22, 2013
    Lex orandi, lex credendi is usually associated with the fifth-century theologian Prosper of Aquitaine and it basically means “the law of worship determines the law of belief.”  It is actually the shortened form of the phrase legem credendi lex statuit supplicandi.  Many theologians have interpreted the phrase in causative terms and therefore argue that “the […]
    Mike McCallion
  • Peace Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Commemorating ‘Pacem in Terris’ April 16, 2013
    “We are called to establish with truth, justice, charity, and liberty new methods of relationships in human society.” So states Pope John XXIII’s seminal encyclical Pacem in terris (PT), which celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. A variety of Catholic media outlets have capitalized on the anniversary to highlight some of the encyclical’s enduring hallm […]
    Sarah Moran
  • The Gift of Hispanics to the Church April 10, 2013
    Over the last several years, considerable attention has been paid in the secular and religious media to the growth of Hispanics in the United States. Much information has come from the Pew Research Center and the US Census Bureau. From them, we have learned that the US Hispanic population grew 43% between 2000 and 2010, […]
    Michael Cieslak
  • Durkheim, Weber and Religion April 8, 2013
    My last blog on Durkheim delved into the epistemological problems resulting from individualism.  Anne Rawls (whom I have been quoting in these blogs), interpreting Durkheim, said that an individualistic perspective on religion highlights the importance of beliefs over practices.  Indeed, Rawls argued the Durkheim believed that “ideas” are merely retrospectiv […]
    Mike McCallion
  • What do data tell us about feetwashing at Catholic Parishes? April 2, 2013
    So, what does sociological data tell us about how the mandatum is practiced in the US?  What percentage of parishes (or dioceses) allow women’s feet to be washed as part of their Holy Thursday service?  What types of parishes are more (or less) likely to do so?  Does engaging in this (yearly) practice of footwashing have […]
    Brian Starks
  • On a personal note: a miracle March 25, 2013
    This posting is more of a personal note than my normal research reports. Sometimes we read of modern miracles happening to other people, and marvel at God’s goodness. And then at other times we experience these same miracles ourselves, discovering that any words we use – like marvel, wonder and astonishment – all seem to […]
    Michael Cieslak
  • Giving the Pope a Chance: Correction of the Week March 21, 2013
    On the day of Pope Francis’ election, a good friend of mine (who is not Catholic) posted a link to a 2 year old Guardian news story discussing (then) Cardinal Bergoglio’s purported complicity in human rights violations: “The extent of the church’s complicity in the dark deeds was excellently set out by Horacio Verbitsky, one […]
    Brian Starks
  • Prayer, the Pope Emeritus and the New Evangelization March 10, 2013
    One of the central legacies of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s papacy has been his proactive response to global secularization, especially to decades of decline in religious observance among Europeans.  Taking up John Paul II’s call for the New Evangelization, Pope Benedict XVI called for a fresh sharing of the Gospel in “those regions awaiting the first […]
    Sarah Moran
  • Welcome to the World, Samuel! March 7, 2013
    Big News from Gary Adler: “I’m happy to report some exciting news: Samuel was born Friday at 12:10 PM.  He weighed 8 lbs 12 ozs, stretched to 21 3/4 inches, and announced a preferred papal candidate on the first day of the ‘interregnum.’ Our lips, however, are sealed.  Baby and mommy are doing great after getting […]
    Brian Starks

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