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2012
Volume 39 Number 4 Lovers, dreamers, and risk-takers |
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 ON THE COVER Blessed are the peacemakers, one of eight stained glass windows based on the Beatitudes installed at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Seward, Neb. (www.stvincentseward.org/index.php?tab=1&page=beatitudes). Photo by Tania Breiner. |
From Inside ML: Without risk, there can be no reward. I was meandering through Times Square in New York recently when a billboard caught my eye. It was one of those billboards that is designed to inspire and encourage people to beat the odds, defy their circumstances, and live their dreams. And who was featured on the billboard encouraging people to reach for the stars — to take that leap? None other than Kermit the Frog! (I suppose leaping comes a little bit easier to a frog than it does to us mere mortals.) Initially Kermie seemed to me an odd choice to be a spokesperson for an organization that encourages people to live their best lives. After all, frogs live in swamps and eat flies. Kermit has unusual friends like Big Bird and Fozzie Bear, and we can't overlook his porcine paramour, Miss Piggy. But then I gave it more thought. Despite his peculiar background, Kermit has become a star of stage and screen. He's an author, environmentalist, and talk show host. He holds an honorary doctorate and has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and he's even been featured on a postage stamp. Not bad for a frog! (Read More) |
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What if the Occupy movement becomes a moveable feast? Making the universal prayer our own |
Evangelism is just another word for marketing Spiritual friendships at the margins: Revealing the multiplicity of God |
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Inside ML Lovers, dreamers, and risk-takers: Using faith to reshape the world / Ada Simpson Bulletin Inserts / Paul Turner Liturgy Matters / Denise Morency Gannon Ritual Formation Silence: The forgotten part of our liturgy / David E. Fedor |
Moving Rite Along The wrong rite: Risky reconciliation for communities / Donna M. Cole Sacred Space Bread, all ways / Mary Patricia Storms Lectionary Spirituality 15th to 21st Sundays in Ordinary Time 2012 / Bruce Janiga Bridge Work Path and purpose / Ron Raab A Willing Spirit Staying the course, keeping the faith / Mary Amore Ministry & Technology The sounds of silence / Joanne Mercier Go Make Disciples of All Liturgical formation
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