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Losing (and regaining) our sense of the sacred in a “bourgeois” society

January 15, 2022 Jonathan Culbreath 11

In 2016, Pope Francis gave an interview to Fr. Antonio Spadaro, editor-in-chief of Civiltà Cattolica, in which he wondered why it is that so many young people are interested in the traditional Roman liturgical rites, […]

Essay

“Strange Rites” and the promise of natural religion

January 11, 2022 Bishop Robert Barron 24

Along with many other cultural commentators, I have been tracing for the past many years the phenomenon of religious disaffiliation, the sobering fact that armies of people, especially the young, are leaving institutional religion behind. […]

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Mindfulness and meditation ‘AmaZen’ employee program not religious, Amazon says

May 19, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Denver Newsroom, May 19, 2021 / 14:16 pm America/Denver (CNA). Corporate giant Amazon will offer an “AmaZen” component to employees to encourage “mindfulness practices” as part of its revamped employee health, safety, and wellness programs. […]

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Anthony Fauci, Deepak Chopra speak at first day of Vatican health conference

May 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 7

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House press briefing, conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, at the White House Jan. 21. / Alex Wong / Getty Images

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Catholicism and Mindfulness: Compatible practices or contrary spiritualities?

January 7, 2018 Carl E. Olson 73

“The Church’s mystical tradition is rarely, if ever, addressed from the pulpit,” saysSusan Brinkman, author of a new book on the practice of mindfulness, “which […]

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From another excellent piece by George Weigel, “After ‘United For Religious Freedom’”, posted today on the National Review site: As for next steps, the Lori committee on religious liberty will shortly issue a comprehensive statement […]

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