CERC Weekly Update - "Remembering Who We Are and the Story We Belong To"

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New Resources     Pharisaism - Servant of God Monsignor Luigi Giussani - from Generating Traces in the History of the World: New Traces of the Christian Experience  Moralism has two grave symptoms.     Our Primary Prayer Book: The Psalms - Peter Kreeft - chapter fourteen from You Can Understand the Bible  Psalms is the most popular book in the world.     Remembering Who We Are and the Story We Belong To - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. - 2016 Bishops' Symposium  As I sat down to write my talk last week, a friend emailed me a copy of a manuscript illustration from the thirteenth century.     What Will You Do When the Persecution Comes? - Anthony Esolen - Crisis Magazine  May God grant us the grace to be Soldiers.     Who Wins Is Not Important - David Warren - The Catholic Thing  "One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them."     A real professor, at last - Rex Murphy - National Post  The older, raw, honest tyrannies told people what not to speak. But the new, wilier versions, midwifed by our famous human rights overseers, are proposing to insist on what we must speak.     Cheerfully! Cheerfully! - Hallie Riedel - The Word Among Us  How St. Philip Neri transformed the city of Rome.     Electing the Lord of the World - Father George W. Rutler - From the Pastor  Exactly eight years ago I wrote a column titled "The One We Were Waiting For" in which I referred to a book by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, The Lord of the World.

Editorials of Interest Pope Francis gives up papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo - Aleteia Two years after opening its beautiful gardens to tourists, Pope Francis has decided also to open to the public the private apartments of the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. Exclusive: Christ's Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries - National Geographic Restorers working in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel uncover stone slab venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ. Courage and the work of Fr. John Harvey arrive in Italy - Catholic World Report The real "homophobia" is to "banalize the suffering" of those with same-sex attraction, says the founding member of Courage Italia. America: There May Be Trouble Ahead... - Patheos The root cause of the division, hatred, bitterness and violence cannot be solved by presidents. It can only be solved by personal penitence. George Weigel: The Al Smith Dinner has become the Al Smith Embarrassment - Catholic World Report What is this white-tie extravaganza at the Waldorf Astoria saying about the Catholic Church in the United States, and particularly in America's greatest city? Raymond Arroyo's Interview with Donald Trump: Full Text - NC Register The GOP presidential candidate was featured on the October 27 episode of EWTN's The World Over. Rod Dreher: No, The Maginot Line Will Not Hold - The American Conservative I could be wrong in this Benedict Option stuff, but I prefer the attempts I'm making to think creatively about the crisis to bah-humbugism. Thomas More: 'A Man for All Seasons,' especially our own - Aleteia Like Thomas More, we must witness to the truth, even if it means suffering persecution. A New Home and a New Religion in Germany - The Atlantic Muslim converts to Christianity that I spoke to in Germany cited the redemptive power of Jesus's story and disillusionment with Islam. Christian Girls Who Hid From ISIS: Blessed Mother Helped Us - NC Register "When ISIS entered our room, they didn't see us, and we feel that the Virgin Mary closed their eyes from seeing us." More Earthquakes Rock Norcia - The Monks of Norcia "God will bring good to you out of this suffering and this earthquake will become the cornerstone on which generations of monks will build their monastic life." Princeton event to highlight healthy marriages as foundation of society - CNA The ninth annual Sexuality, Integrity, and the University conference will take place October 28-29 at Princeton University. Lost in the Cosmos - The Catholic Thing In order for "finding yourself" to be meaningful, you have to understand yourself to be lost in the first place. The Epidemic of Worry - NY Times Worry alters the atmosphere of the mind. The Liberty of Dogma vs. the Tyranny of Taste - Catholic World Report Those who say that doctrines must serve the Church's pastoral mission have both inverted the proper order of things and placed sentiment above shepherding. The obedience of longing is worth the price - Aleteia The more I kept to that obedience of longing, the more I felt secure; I felt protected, and I felt loved. I knew, quite literally, that I was becoming stronger, more disciplined — that I was slowly being madeready. Three Doctors' Common Antidote to Social Media - Crisis Magazine Humility means being as interested in others as you are in yourself. Not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. When It Isn't a Sin to Despair - First Things I cannot despair of God's salvation, but can I despair of Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, the GOP, or even America itself? Yes, for of these only God is unchanging. When someone you love is an addict - Aleteia My dear friend is buried beneath years of abuse, neglect, drug use, changed brain chemistry, and sin. Only God can dig him out. Comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan says evangelization on TV must be 'subtle, creative' - Crux Laughing at ourselves, and being open to sharing our failures and flaws within and beyond the community of faith, is a powerful means to dispel the myth that Catholics are ignorant or judgmental or exclusive in any way. Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us

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New Resources     Pharisaism - Servant of God Monsignor Luigi Giussani - from Generating Traces in the History of the World: New Traces of the Christian Experience  Moralism has two grave symptoms.     Our Primary Prayer Book: The Psalms - Peter Kreeft - chapter fourteen from You Can Understand the Bible  Psalms is the most popular book in the world.     Remembering Who We Are and the Story We Belong To - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. - 2016 Bishops' Symposium  As I sat down to write my talk last week, a friend emailed me a copy of a manuscript illustration from the thirteenth century.     What Will You Do When the Persecution Comes? - Anthony Esolen - Crisis Magazine  May God grant us the grace to be Soldiers.     Who Wins Is Not Important - David Warren - The Catholic Thing  "One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them."     A real professor, at last - Rex Murphy - National Post  The older, raw, honest tyrannies told people what not to speak. But the new, wilier versions, midwifed by our famous human rights overseers, are proposing to insist on what we must speak.     Cheerfully! Cheerfully! - Hallie Riedel - The Word Among Us  How St. Philip Neri transformed the city of Rome.     Electing the Lord of the World - Father George W. Rutler - From the Pastor  Exactly eight years ago I wrote a column titled "The One We Were Waiting For" in which I referred to a book by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, The Lord of the World.

Editorials of Interest Pope Francis gives up papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo - Aleteia Two years after opening its beautiful gardens to tourists, Pope Francis has decided also to open to the public the private apartments of the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. Exclusive: Christ's Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries - National Geographic Restorers working in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel uncover stone slab venerated as the resting place of Jesus Christ. Courage and the work of Fr. John Harvey arrive in Italy - Catholic World Report The real "homophobia" is to "banalize the suffering" of those with same-sex attraction, says the founding member of Courage Italia. America: There May Be Trouble Ahead... - Patheos The root cause of the division, hatred, bitterness and violence cannot be solved by presidents. It can only be solved by personal penitence. George Weigel: The Al Smith Dinner has become the Al Smith Embarrassment - Catholic World Report What is this white-tie extravaganza at the Waldorf Astoria saying about the Catholic Church in the United States, and particularly in America's greatest city? Raymond Arroyo's Interview with Donald Trump: Full Text - NC Register The GOP presidential candidate was featured on the October 27 episode of EWTN's The World Over. Rod Dreher: No, The Maginot Line Will Not Hold - The American Conservative I could be wrong in this Benedict Option stuff, but I prefer the attempts I'm making to think creatively about the crisis to bah-humbugism. Thomas More: 'A Man for All Seasons,' especially our own - Aleteia Like Thomas More, we must witness to the truth, even if it means suffering persecution. A New Home and a New Religion in Germany - The Atlantic Muslim converts to Christianity that I spoke to in Germany cited the redemptive power of Jesus's story and disillusionment with Islam. Christian Girls Who Hid From ISIS: Blessed Mother Helped Us - NC Register "When ISIS entered our room, they didn't see us, and we feel that the Virgin Mary closed their eyes from seeing us." More Earthquakes Rock Norcia - The Monks of Norcia "God will bring good to you out of this suffering and this earthquake will become the cornerstone on which generations of monks will build their monastic life." Princeton event to highlight healthy marriages as foundation of society - CNA The ninth annual Sexuality, Integrity, and the University conference will take place October 28-29 at Princeton University. Lost in the Cosmos - The Catholic Thing In order for "finding yourself" to be meaningful, you have to understand yourself to be lost in the first place. The Epidemic of Worry - NY Times Worry alters the atmosphere of the mind. The Liberty of Dogma vs. the Tyranny of Taste - Catholic World Report Those who say that doctrines must serve the Church's pastoral mission have both inverted the proper order of things and placed sentiment above shepherding. The obedience of longing is worth the price - Aleteia The more I kept to that obedience of longing, the more I felt secure; I felt protected, and I felt loved. I knew, quite literally, that I was becoming stronger, more disciplined — that I was slowly being madeready. Three Doctors' Common Antidote to Social Media - Crisis Magazine Humility means being as interested in others as you are in yourself. Not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. When It Isn't a Sin to Despair - First Things I cannot despair of God's salvation, but can I despair of Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, the GOP, or even America itself? Yes, for of these only God is unchanging. When someone you love is an addict - Aleteia My dear friend is buried beneath years of abuse, neglect, drug use, changed brain chemistry, and sin. Only God can dig him out. Comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan says evangelization on TV must be 'subtle, creative' - Crux Laughing at ourselves, and being open to sharing our failures and flaws within and beyond the community of faith, is a powerful means to dispel the myth that Catholics are ignorant or judgmental or exclusive in any way. Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us