Cardinal Joseph Cardijn is credited with developing the See-Judge-Act (SJA) method/model, a core principle in Catholic Social Teaching. Here's how they are connected: Cardijn's Innovation: Cardinal Cardijn, a Belgian priest who lived from 1882 to 1967, was a visionary who devised the See-Judge-Act method/model. His work was born at a time when the Industrial Revolution... Continue Reading →
Jesus Before Christianity: God, Empire & Easter: Lessons learned for today?
"Radical means reaching down to the roots. The freedom that Jesus experienced reached down to the very roots of his being. It was the freedom he challenged his followers to strive for and the freedom that challenges us today as we hover on the edge of chaos." -- Albert Nolan OP Lessons Learned: We are in the... Continue Reading →
Green Junction: recycling is part of our life! By Julie Peller, Ph.D.
Green JunctionRecycling is vital to the multifaceted strategy required for dealing with our used stuff - our garbage. Much of our stuff should be viewed as valuable resources instead of garbage. Recycling is a way to keep those resources in circulation and reduce waste. According to the latest data (2018) tracked by the US EPA,... Continue Reading →
The Listening Parish: A Guidebook to Synodality Practices in a Faith Community
A Book Review. The Listening Parish: A Guidebook to Synodality Practices in a Faith Community by Michael L. Papesh "On the Day of judgment, Christ's sentence will not bear on your assistance at Mass, reception of Holy Communion, your fasts, and abstinence, nor will good intentions be of any avail; these are a means to an end,... Continue Reading →
Religion is always in the room, even…
I teach a comparative religion class primarily for adults through the Forever Learning Institute, founded by Louis J Putz, CSC. I start the first class off by stating, "Religion is always in the room, even when the room is full of atheists and agnostics." and ask them what they think that means. Generally, religion is... Continue Reading →
The Sitz im Leben of the 1940s. What can we learn?
Fides Publishers Association was born in 1940 under the guidance and control of Father Louis J. Putz, C. S. C., its first president. Father Putz, on the University of Notre Dame faculty, was deeply involved in the Catholic Action movement, widespread in Europe at the time but virtually nonexistent in the United States. This movement... Continue Reading →
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