Consider learning one of these Marian prayers by heart during Mary’s month, the month of May. More from Anna Keating after the jump:
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4.27Pope Francis on Clericalism and The Role of Lay Catholics
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Under Baptism, Church, Clericalism, Laity, Misc: Article, New Evangelization, Pope Francis, Women
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“The faith we have received is a gift that came to us, in many cases, from our mothers and grandmothers.”
Pope Francis’ recent remarks on the laity, the baptized, here: Pope Warns Against Clericalism, Speaks of Lay Catholics. And from Catholic News Agency: Pope Warns Against a Babysitter Church. More on living your baptism here.
Read More4.27TCC Playlist: The Everlasting Now by Prince
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Under Everlasting Now, Funk, Jehovah's Witnesses, Prince, Soul, TCC Playlist
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“Preach the Good News. Don’t let nobody bring you down.”
Soul music is often about sex and God, eros and the eschaton. On April 21, 2016 the soul, funk and R&B star Prince, died at the age of 57. He was raised a Seventh Day Adventist and eventually became a Jehovah’s Witness. In Christianity Today read: A Pop Music Priest in A Secular World. And Prince’s Holy Lust. Here’s a performance everyone can appreciate. It’s after the jump:
Read More4.27Angels Rushing In Where Others Fear to Tread
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Under Angels, Evangelicals, Mexico, Misc: Article, Murder, Nonviolence, Repentance, Violence
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Evangelical teenagers in Juarez, Mexico are dressing as ten foot tall angels and carrying signs to murder scenes. Read about it in The New York Times: Angels Rushing in Where Others Fear to Tread
Read More4.26TCC Playlist: Lost Ones and Final Hour by Lauryn Hill
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Under Final Hour, Hip Hop, Jesus, Lauryn Hill, Lost Ones, R&B, Rap, Soul, TCC Playlist
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“Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
After becoming a mother, Lauryn Hill released her solo album (1998). In the lyrics, she wrestles with our society’s limited conception of a good life (power, status, money, etc.) and preaches about finding freedom in love and God. More and the music after the jump:
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