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Training The Ear Of Your Heart, Chris Ángel
The Sharing And Accepting Of Gifts In The Feeding Of The Five Thousand, Corein Brown
The Sharing And Accepting Of Gifts In The Feeding Of The Five Thousand, Corein Brown
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Photograph, Frank Ringsmuth
Standing On Holy Ground: A Reflection On Exodus 3:4-10 Offered At Midday Prayer, Mary Lavoy
Standing On Holy Ground: A Reflection On Exodus 3:4-10 Offered At Midday Prayer, Mary Lavoy
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Mary is pursuing a Masters of Arts degree with a concentration in Scripture. She has a rich history having spent two years in the novitiate of the Cistercian sisters of Our Lady of the Mississippi in Dubuque, Iowa and having practiced as a nurse for over fourteen years. In 2004, while working as a nurse, Mary became involved in prison ministry. What began as service has become a passion for her. She wishes to pursue chaplaincy following her study of theology.
The Last Enemy, Brendan Mcinerny
The Local Churches And The Universal Church: Reflections On The Kasper/Ratzinger Debate, Adam Koester
The Local Churches And The Universal Church: Reflections On The Kasper/Ratzinger Debate, Adam Koester
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Matteo Ricci And His Process Of Evangelization, Joel Cassady
Matteo Ricci And His Process Of Evangelization, Joel Cassady
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Foot Washing, Katie Cassady
Foot Washing, Katie Cassady
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Katie is currently a volunteer manager for the Fransiscan Community Volunteer program. She has a Master of Arts degree in pastoral ministry. Katie’s reflection on the service of foot-washing is a small part of her greater interest in the way we encounter God in our lived experiences.
Photograph, Ah-Ran Huh
Photograph, Ah-Ran Huh
Something Old, Something New: In Search Of The New Monasticism, Julian Collette
Something Old, Something New: In Search Of The New Monasticism, Julian Collette
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Julian Collette is a student of monastic studies and pastoral ministry. He has lived in various intentional communities such as New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, California, and an Ecovillage and Zen Buddhist Meditation Center in Massachusetts. In June 2011, as part of his academic program at Saint John’s Theology•Seminary, Julian will embark on a 14 month bicycle tour of the United Stated, visiting various intentional communities including those identified with the New Monasticism movement. Along the way he will conduct interviews which will be made available in a podcast. Julian’s journey can be followed by visiting: www.emerging-communities.com.
Baptism By Desire: A Sacrament For Today, Audrey Seah
Baptism By Desire: A Sacrament For Today, Audrey Seah
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Audrey is a liturgy and liturgical music student with a special interest in music composition. She was born and raised in Singapore and began studies in the United States as an undergraduate at Fresno State University. As an adult convert to Catholicism, Audrey’s own questions regarding the necessity for baptism led her to explore the doctrine of baptism by desire.
Jeremiah, Sister Bifen Mary Mao
Jeremiah, Sister Bifen Mary Mao
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Sister Mary is a religious sister of the Saver of Souls order from Ningbo, China. In pursuit of a pastoral ministry degree, she studied the prophet Jeremiah and recognized in him, a role model for her future work in China. Sister Mary describes a vision of the Holy Spirit visiting thirteen million Chinese in order to bring about conversion, and she would like to work in support of those who choose to renew their relationship with God.
Evening Prayer (Feast Of St. Francis), Rachel Wheeler
Evening Prayer (Feast Of St. Francis), Rachel Wheeler
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Rachel is a Master of Arts in Theology student concentrating in Monastic Studies. Before her current degree program, she pursued the study of English and Music earning Bachelor’s degrees in both areas and a Masters in English from Humboldt State. She hails from California where she spent many years working in a bookstore and at a public library. Her poem "Evening Prayer" was the first poem she wrote after arriving at Saint John’s. Her poetic style has been influenced and inspired by such poets as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, Rilke, and Jane Kenyon. Rachel plans to continue her education by …
God-Talk, Bernadette Dodge
More Than Suicidal Swine: Jesus’ Mission To The Gentiles In Mark 5:1-20, Jeffrey R. Reed
More Than Suicidal Swine: Jesus’ Mission To The Gentiles In Mark 5:1-20, Jeffrey R. Reed
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Coming To Speaking Terms: Communal And Ethical Dimensions Of Baptism In Mennonite And Catholic Perspectives, Julia Smucker
Coming To Speaking Terms: Communal And Ethical Dimensions Of Baptism In Mennonite And Catholic Perspectives, Julia Smucker
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Julia is a Mennonite-Catholic working toward a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in systematics. Julia was raised as a Mennonite and spent her life traveling including spending three years in Jamaica while her parents worked with the Mennonite Central Committee and a year in Haiti where Julia herself spent time working for the same service organization. Julia has spent much of her time working as part of an ecumenical movement to promote dialogue between Mennonites and Catholics known as Bridge Folk.
Ignatius Of Loyola And Ignation Spirituality In The Life And Writings Of Adrienne Von Speyr, Elizabeth M. Cunneen
Ignatius Of Loyola And Ignation Spirituality In The Life And Writings Of Adrienne Von Speyr, Elizabeth M. Cunneen
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Beyond Settling Down, Jakob Rinderknecht
Chauvet And O’Connor: An Encounter Of Sacramental Life And Aesthetics, Betsy Cunneen
Chauvet And O’Connor: An Encounter Of Sacramental Life And Aesthetics, Betsy Cunneen
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Symbolic Exchange And The Gift: Louis-Marie Chauvet And Jacques Derrida In Dialogue, Benjamin Durheim
Symbolic Exchange And The Gift: Louis-Marie Chauvet And Jacques Derrida In Dialogue, Benjamin Durheim
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Benjamin is currently a doctoral student of systematic theology at Boston College. Previous to his work at Boston College, he received a Master of Arts in Theology at Saint John’s School of Theology•Seminary with a concentration in systematic theology. Benjamin’s main theological interests include the way sacramental and liturgical theology intersects with ecclesiology. As part of his doctoral work, he is especially interested in the Chauvet’s concept of symbolic exchange which he addresses in his paper.