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The Mystical City Of God: The Angels And Anthropological Identity, Depicted Through Mary, Gilbert Perez Jan 2025

The Mystical City Of God: The Angels And Anthropological Identity, Depicted Through Mary, Gilbert Perez

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A quick reflection on the mystical experiences of Maria of Jesus of Ágreda. Focusing on the importance of Angelology within greater Catholic thought by highlighting its deep relationship with Mary, the Mother of God. Moving from a slow understanding of knowledge concerning God, multiple excerpts from the text cover varying aspects of human identity by investigating the knowledge concerning the angels. Culminating in Mary, and how she becomes an adored creation that reveal human and angelic anthropology.


Evil, Suffering, And The Divine: Reassessing Theological Responses In Schillebeeckx's Work, Paulinus Daeli Jan 2025

Evil, Suffering, And The Divine: Reassessing Theological Responses In Schillebeeckx's Work, Paulinus Daeli

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Human suffering has transformative potential, both at the individual and community level. This article specifically explores Edward Schillebeeckx’s theological reflections on the transformative dimension of suffering. By highlighting the complexity of suffering and the challenges it poses to Christian faith, the article offers seven reflections from Schillebeeckx’s theological perspective on human suffering, which encourage the faithful to face the “unanswered questions” surrounding suffering with humility and hope. In this context, Schillebeeckx’s theological reflections offer deep insights into the goodness of God, which can encourage Christians to respond to suffering with compassion, resilience, and a commitment to justice. Ultimately, this article …


Imago Dei: Recognizing Divine Dignity And Revitalizing Caritas In The Fight Against Oppression, Andrenique D. Rolle Jan 2025

Imago Dei: Recognizing Divine Dignity And Revitalizing Caritas In The Fight Against Oppression, Andrenique D. Rolle

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This paper explores the story of Fainess Lipenga, a resilient survivor of human trafficking. It highlights her journey and its connection to broader social justice themes. Using a theological framework, it examines how ideas of liberation and justice shape our understanding of her resilience. It also emphasizes the role of faith and spirituality in healing for survivors and the need for justice to address the systemic issues behind oppression.


Raising Awareness And Taking Practical Actions To Reduce Food Loss And Waste Is Everyone’S Moral Responsibility To Respond To The Cry Of The Earth And Of The Poor, Thu Hang Phan Jan 2025

Raising Awareness And Taking Practical Actions To Reduce Food Loss And Waste Is Everyone’S Moral Responsibility To Respond To The Cry Of The Earth And Of The Poor, Thu Hang Phan

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This paper is a response to the call of Pope Francis as well as the Catholic teaching for global changes to overcome the throwaway culture or culture of waste and care for an integral ecology. The global food system is malfunctioning, leaving large segments of the population undernourished and causing significant environmental damage. Food loss and waste are undoubtedly an ethical issue; however, our awareness of and actions regarding food loss and waste reduction have not been adequate. Therefore, raising awareness and taking practical actions to reduce food loss and waste is everyone’s moral responsibility.


Sitting In The Presence Of Jesus: Self-Care In Ministry Rooted In Martha And Mary, Kristyn Demers Jan 2025

Sitting In The Presence Of Jesus: Self-Care In Ministry Rooted In Martha And Mary, Kristyn Demers

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Many ministers face burnout and compassion fatigue based on their jobs and are not given the proper tools to care for themselves. This essay analyzes some theologies of self-care, using humility and kenosis as guiding principles, before using Luke’s narrative of Martha and Mary as a case study for how self-care is necessary within ministry.


Ukrainian Catholicism In A Time Of War And Ecclesial Debates, Valentyna Kuryliak Dr, Ivan Ostashchuk Jan 2025

Ukrainian Catholicism In A Time Of War And Ecclesial Debates, Valentyna Kuryliak Dr, Ivan Ostashchuk

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the diverse responses of Ukrainian Catholics–encompassing both influential individual voices and official church structures to two key contemporary challenges: the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine and ongoing intra-church debates on issues of life, sexuality, and gender ideology. The analysis highlights inherent tensions and points of convergence between the universal teaching of the Catholic Church and the local experience of profound crisis. It demonstrates how believing communities navigate both external existential threats and internal doctrinal shifts, contributing to a deeper understanding of contemporary Catholic identity and mission in times of conflict.


Determinants Of The Constituting Of The Orthodox Church Of Ukraine In 2018-2021, Yurii Boreiko Jan 2025

Determinants Of The Constituting Of The Orthodox Church Of Ukraine In 2018-2021, Yurii Boreiko

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article examines the particularities of the formation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in conditions of rivalry with the UOC-MP and in the context of challenges to the development of world Orthodoxy. The internal factors of the constitution of the OCU are analyzed, which include the development of an institutional network, the confrontation with the UOC-MP for influence on believers, the nature of interaction with the state, and participation in solving social problems. The external factors that determine the formation of the OCU are substantiated, in particular, by the attitude of local churches to the OCU, the opposition of …


Sermons In Stones: Mormon Chosenness And The Politics Of Land In The American West, Emily Mclean Jan 2025

Sermons In Stones: Mormon Chosenness And The Politics Of Land In The American West, Emily Mclean

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This study explores the intersection of religion, land use, and political resistance in Latter-day Saint culture, arguing that Mormon land ethics are shaped by a ritualized process I term the “Cycle of Chosenness.” Through historical and ethnographic analysis, I trace how collective memory of the pioneer era informs symbolic labor that reaffirms Mormon exceptionalism. Three case studies illustrate the cycle in action: Brigham Young’s integration of labor and theology, Walter Cottam’s unsuccessful push for ecological restoration, and the Sagebrush Rebellion’s successful reframing of anti-federal activism as sacred labor. I show how the Sagebrush Rebellion marked a turning point by legitimizing …


Augustine Of Hippo: On Justification By Faith, John Mauger Jan 2025

Augustine Of Hippo: On Justification By Faith, John Mauger

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This study aims to retrieve Augustine of Hippo’s view of ‘justification by faith’ from his theological writings from the 390s to the end of his career. Significant sources are his early, unfinished commentaries on Paul’s letters to the Romans and his completed commentary on Galatians. In these, Augustine provides essential groundwork for his understanding of the Apostle Paul’s view of ‘justification by faith’ and other related doctrines such as the work of Christ, the law, and God’s grace. I also examine both continuity and development across other relevant early-, mid-, and later-career writings. By asserting both comprehensiveness and consistency of …


Horizons: Essays On Synodality, Liturgy, And Global Catholicism, Angela M. Mccarthy Jan 2025

Horizons: Essays On Synodality, Liturgy, And Global Catholicism, Angela M. Mccarthy

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Sacred Times: A Guide To The General Roman Calendar And The Table Of Liturgical Days, Angela M. Mccarthy Jan 2025

Sacred Times: A Guide To The General Roman Calendar And The Table Of Liturgical Days, Angela M. Mccarthy

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


An Advent Meditation 2025, Gerard Moore Jan 2025

An Advent Meditation 2025, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Advent Wreath Lighting (Year A) Jan 2025

Advent Wreath Lighting (Year A)

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


First Sunday Of Advent - 30 November 2025, Gerard Moore Jan 2025

First Sunday Of Advent - 30 November 2025, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Records Of The Institute On Religion And Democracy (Ird) Arc2025-001 - Finding Aid, Ats Special Collections And Archives Jan 2025

Records Of The Institute On Religion And Democracy (Ird) Arc2025-001 - Finding Aid, Ats Special Collections And Archives

Finding Aids

No abstract provided.


Records Of The Wilmore Day Care Center Arc 2025-005 - Finding Aid, Ats Special Collections And Archives Jan 2025

Records Of The Wilmore Day Care Center Arc 2025-005 - Finding Aid, Ats Special Collections And Archives

Finding Aids

No abstract provided.


From The Editor, Angela M. Mccarthy Jan 2025

From The Editor, Angela M. Mccarthy

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Full Journal Jan 2025

Full Journal

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


We Are How We Eat, Thomas O'Loughlin Jan 2025

We Are How We Eat, Thomas O'Loughlin

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


The Holy Family - 28 December 2025, Ann-Maree O'Beirne Jan 2025

The Holy Family - 28 December 2025, Ann-Maree O'Beirne

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Musicians' Appendix Jan 2025

Musicians' Appendix

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Fourth Sunday Of Advent - 21 December 2025, Gerard Moore Jan 2025

Fourth Sunday Of Advent - 21 December 2025, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Contributors Jan 2025

Contributors

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


Third Sunday Of Advent - 14 December 2025, Gerard Moore Jan 2025

Third Sunday Of Advent - 14 December 2025, Gerard Moore

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


The Nativity Of The Lord (Christmas Vigil) - 24 December 2025, Andrew Doohan Jan 2025

The Nativity Of The Lord (Christmas Vigil) - 24 December 2025, Andrew Doohan

Pastoral Liturgy

No abstract provided.


A Conversation With Philip P. Arnold On The Urgency Of Indigenous Values, Philip P. Arnold Jan 2025

A Conversation With Philip P. Arnold On The Urgency Of Indigenous Values, Philip P. Arnold

Religion - All Scholarship

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Partners In Death: Introducing An Ethic Of Care To Online Funeral Home Rhetoric, Lindsay Catherine Gagnon Jan 2025

Partners In Death: Introducing An Ethic Of Care To Online Funeral Home Rhetoric, Lindsay Catherine Gagnon

Dissertations and Theses

The funeral industry has become a staple in American death culture over the last century and a half. The professionalization of end-of-life and funeral practices has distanced the average American further from the realities of death, creating a dependent relationship on the funeral home to navigate the complexities of the death process. The experience of grief creates a need for a care that prioritizes the dead and their loved ones. This study calls for an application of care ethics to the rhetoric being promoted by funeral home websites. I first conduct an ideograph analysis of the ideographs and to assess …


Instaurare Omnia In Christo: The Vision Of Virgil Michel, Henry Widdicombe Jan 2025

Instaurare Omnia In Christo: The Vision Of Virgil Michel, Henry Widdicombe

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The vision of Virgil Michel was of an integration of the liturgy with life—he considered the liturgy to be the ground for social regeneration. This essay will first explore that idea but, following that, will contextualize the quest for integration within the particular sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist—particularly as it concerns participation in and consciousness of those sacraments. To synthesize, the essay will expound the basics of Virgil’s thought on the Mystical Body of Christ. In conclusion, the essay will set out the issue behind the issues that plagues liturgy—what Romano Guardini has proffered as the inability of …


Perspectives On Mental Health And Disability Theologies Through Dialogue Between The Disciplines, Emily Heidick Jan 2025

Perspectives On Mental Health And Disability Theologies Through Dialogue Between The Disciplines, Emily Heidick

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This piece places some voices from theologies of mental health in dialogue with voices from disability theology. While far from exhaustive, this piece seeks to spark insight into how theology and society at large contemplates mental health and disability. Specifically, this piece seeks to challenge assumptions about suffering and calls for greater understanding and inclusion.


Image: Snow In St. Joe, Garrett S. "Faustino" Miller Oblsb Jan 2025

Image: Snow In St. Joe, Garrett S. "Faustino" Miller Oblsb

Obsculta

No abstract provided.