this may come as a surprise, as it is easy to feel a little overwhelmed at the number religious orders in existence today (Franciscans, Benedictines, Dominicans, Carmelites, Trappists, etc.). However, they all bear common features that are ...
Discalced Carmelites (Latin: Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Saecularis; abbreviated OCDS), formerly the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and of the Holy Mother Saint Teresa of Jesus, is athird order of Catholic lay persons and secular clergy......
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this city is well-known for its massive UNESCO-inscribedMedieval old town. After all, Vilnius has been a capital since at least the 14th century. In that time, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania used to be the largest
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In the work of Thomasius, Löscher saw all of the principles that would eventually bring about the collapse of his mode of Lutheran history, including the displacement of the providential narrative by secular thought, the primacy of reason over revelation as a mode of interpretation, and the ...
(Note:Portions of this essay are adapted from the author’s chapter inChallenging the Secular Culture: A Call to Christians[Franciscan University Press, 2016].) If you value the news and views Catholic World Report provides,please consider donatingto support our efforts. Your contribution will hel...
The League characterized the parade as “an Irish themed secular carnival, devoid of Catholic content, and thoroughly disconnected from Saint Patrick and the Faith which he brought to Ireland.” Catholic Action League Executive Director C. J. Doyle commented: “Saint Patrick was a Catholic archbisho...
Following White in method, but looking to the secular Western canon, Arne Naess recommended reviving and mainstreaming the monistic philosophy of Spinoza. Michael Zimmerman suggested we take Heidegger's advice to "let beings be." And so on. The approach that I took – and am here recommending ...
With the advent of technology, scientists can now examine the workings of the brain during religious and spiritual practices. One example is a study by Newberg and his colleagues [12]. When they used single photon emission tomography (SPECT) to scan the brains of Franciscan nuns as they ...