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Caritas In Communion: Theological Foundations Of Catholic Health Care, M. Lysaught
Caritas In Communion: Theological Foundations Of Catholic Health Care, M. Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
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The Last Shall Be First: Human Potential In Genetic And Theological Perspectives, M Lysaught
The Last Shall Be First: Human Potential In Genetic And Theological Perspectives, M Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
The notion of “human potential” provides a fruitful window through which to explore the competing conceptual frameworks of contemporary genetics and Christianity. The contemporary cultural frame of genetics conceives of human potential in a broadly positive manner: the source of personal and societal flourishing is located within individual bodies, waiting to be identified and unleashed by genetic science and medicine for the good of persons and society. In the Judeo-Christian narrative, human individual, biological potential is far less relevant—and, in fact, may be construed as an impediment to the achievement of personal and social flourishing. Implications for the dialogue between …
Review Of Political Worship: Ethics For Christian Citizens, By Bernd Wannenwetsch, M Lysaught
Review Of Political Worship: Ethics For Christian Citizens, By Bernd Wannenwetsch, M Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
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“Ten Decades To A More Christ-Like You!”: Liturgy As God's Workout Plan For The Church, M. Therese Lysaught
“Ten Decades To A More Christ-Like You!”: Liturgy As God's Workout Plan For The Church, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
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Practicing The Order Of Widows: A New Call For An Old Vocation, M. Therese Lysaught
Practicing The Order Of Widows: A New Call For An Old Vocation, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
This essay argues for a renewed institution of an ancient Christian practice, the Order of Widows. Drawing on the Roman Catholic tradition's recent writings on the elderly, particularly the 1998 document from the Pontifical Council for the Laity entitled “The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World,” I argue that we find within the Roman Catholic tradition advocacy for a renewed understanding of the vocation of the elderly within the Church. Building on this, I then trace in the broadest of outlines some elements of what a renewal of the Order of Widows …