64.4 2005 Review for Religious

 

INTERACTIVE ARTICLES

Some of the articles in this issue of Review for Religious are interactive, having prayers, psalms, and points for personal prayer and reflection. You can find the full text of these articles and material for reflection and prayer by clicking on the GO icon next to the interactive articles. Readers are invited and encouraged to share their reflections and comments through letters or e-mails.

Topics

| Prisms | Praying | Calling | Religious Life Perspectives | The Spirit | Scripture Scope | Canonical Counsel | Poetry | Book Reviews |

Prisms

Prisms: The editor of Review for Religious reflects on God as a communicator to His people.

Articles

Praying

INTERACTIVE ARTICLE

Mary, Woman of the Eucharist: A Contemplation
James A. Rafferty details the unique participation of Mary in the Eucharistic sacrifice of Jesus, a proximity to Eucharistic presence that envelops her entire being.

Excerpts: "God creates Mary as one ready to wecome grace without resistance. ... Mary is resent to the moment when the Son clothes himself in the frailty, dependence, poverty, and even death that mark every human life. ... Mary plays a role in this formation of Christ's followers into an Eucharistic community. ... Mary embraces both the incomparable grief of a woman who witnesses her son's execution and the awe of one who witnesses a compassion as vast as God himself. "

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INTERACTIVE ARTICLE

From Centering Prayer to Christian Meditation
Ernest E. Larkin OCarm provides a personal account of his study and experience of centering prayer and contemplation and Christian Meditation.

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Calling

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Rekindling the Fire: Vocation Efforts
Sean D. Sammon FMS writes a letter to his own brothers to encourage practical measures to be adopted for encouraging vocations to religious life.

Excerpts: "Vocation promotion should never be undertaken solely for survival. ... A pastoral lplan to awaken vocations can help us awaken vocations to our way of life and ministry."

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Don Bosco's Continuing Mission to Youth
Leo J. Heriot SDB shares the dream of the young John Bosco that continues to shape the Salesian apostolate and system of education.

Excerpts: "When he was ordained a priest on 5 June 1841, he wondered what his future work would be. "

Religious Life Perspectives


The Council as Catalyst
Elizabeth McDonough OP gives a snapshot picture from her own experience of living religious life in the light of the happening of Vatican Council II

Excerpts: "A catalyst initiates a reaction and enables it to proceed under milder conditions than otherwise possible. ... Most sisters in local community convents had several jobs besides teaching. ... Women religious in the United States took these conciliar mandates and challenges quite seriously, responding to them with astounding interest and concerted action. "

Monks' Stability and Punxsutawney
Christian Raab OSB suggests that a monk's vow of stability offers the opportunity to transform one's life instead of becoming stuck in the repetition of daily life.

Excerpts: "This structured life is not just a repetition of practices; it is a repetition of encounters with people. "

The Spirit

Led By the Spirit: St. Augustine
Andrew Ryder SCJ presents the three movements in Augustine's life that are key to understanding his doctrine on the Holy Spirit.

Excerpts: "Augustine is calling on people everywhere to reflect on their lives and discern their deepest needs. ... Augustine's long struggle with himself had convinced him of the absolute need of grace for both conversion and perseverance. ... The Christian belongs to a community that is animated by an internal source of grace. "

Departments

Mark's Gospel and Jesus' Radical Humanity
Eugene Hensell OSB contuinues his Scripture essays, a regular feature of each issue of Review for Religious.

Canonical Counsel: Canonical Federation

Elizabeth McDonough OP continues her on-going series of canonical information and reflection. She is canonical advisor for numerous religious communities as well as for the Archdiocese of Washington and several other dioceses.

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Poetry

Aging by Mary Catherine Vukmanic OSU
Christmas Day by Patricia L. Schnapp RSM
Compensation by Patricia L. Schnapp RSM
His Smile by Walter Bunofsky SVD

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Book Reviews

Paul: His Story by Jerome Murphy-O'Connor OP
Reviewed by Roland Calvert OSPS

Teresa of Avila: An Extraordinary Life by Shirley du Boulay
Reviewed by Patricia Chaffee OP

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