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Toward a Natural Theology of Abundance: Reorientation to a Sacramental Reality
This paper presents the Christian incorporation and transformation of the philosophical understanding of the relation between the material and immaterial.
Annalea Rose Thiessen
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Fitting Liturgical Language [PDF]
The article raises the question of what the language of worship should be and attempts to identify the basic theological and liturgical criteria that determine the relevance of the language to its task.
Basilius Jacobus (Bert) Groen
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In this article, the authors explore the yield of a sacramental lens on extra-ecclesial ritualizations around food in contemporary Dutch ‘secularized’ culture.
Mirella Klomp, Peter-Ben Smit
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The advent of Covid-19 and the subsequent closing of religious institutions through lockdowns created a pandemonium that saw churches not being able to meet physically for worship.
M. Mujinga
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“Whoever Eats My Flesh and Drinks My Blood Remains in Me and I in Him”
This study exposits Thomas’s teaching on Eucharistic reception, giving particular attention to his treatment of spiritual and sacramental eating as well as the res et sacramentum of the sacrament.
Shawn Michael Colberg
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A New Sacramental Theology for e-Eucharist?
During the 2020–21 COVID-19 crisis, participation in the eucharist was largely reduced to watching a service on television or online. This article focuses on whether such a form of participation in the eucharist – perhaps enhanced by taking some bread ...
Mattijs Ploeger
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Consecration of Chrism: Symbol of Ecclesial Unity? [PDF]
In the course of history, the sanctification of the precious chrism/myron has become increasingly complex; the article investigates how, when and why this happened.
Basilius J. Groen
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Between the Center and the Margins: Young Catholics, “Sorta-Catholics,” and Baptismal Identity
Increased pastoral and theological attention to the vocational implications of baptism is sorely needed. As a small contribution to this conversation, this article will examine the insights of young Catholics and their self-described “former ...
Rhodora Beaton
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“In That Water You Could Rinse Things Clean”
The aim of this article is to explore the depiction of baptism in Marilynne Robinson's Lila. In a way that is unique for contemporary fiction, the protagonist, Lila, seeks in baptism a relief of her chronic feelings of shame and a confirmation that she ...
Elina Takala
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Komunia Święta duchowa w czasach pandemii
According to Thomas Aquinas, the faithful can receive Holy Communion by sacramentally receiving the consecrated host and wine or by so-called spiritual communion.
Paweł Beyga
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