A host of both very old and entirely new liturgical practices have arisen in digital mediation, from the live-streaming of worship services and “pray-as-you-go” apps, to digital prayer chapels, virtual choirs and online pilgrimages.This study of online liturgical practices addresses…
Digital Religion, Social Media and Culture
This anthology – the first of its kind in eight years – collects some of the best and most current research and reflection on the complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated communication (CMC). Editors Peter Fischer-Nielsen, Stefan Gelfgren, Pauline Hope…
A Way Through Covid 19: Blessed is the One Who Comes
Sir Karl Jenkins’ composition Benedictus evoked something very deep from the experience of the Mass and showed a way through the Covid-19 pandemic. As challenging and frightening as Covid-19 is as it grazes some and destroys others, we are…
Authors/Artists, Catholic Social Teaching, Faith in Action, Lived Religion, Papal teaching, Pope Francis, Social Justice, Spirituality
Gaudete Et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, by Pope Francis
In his third apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis presents the universal call to live holy lives with a new, fresh approach. We are encouraged to strive for and achieve holiness in our everyday lives. As we actively live out holiness day…
Gaudete et exsultate. Exhortación apostólica sobre la llamada a la santidad en el mundo actual, por Papa Francisco
Gaudete et exsultate es el quinto documento escrito por Francisco en estos cinco años de pontificado. No es la primera vez que el Papa publica un texto con referencias a la alegría: las exhortaciones Evangelii gaudium (La alegría del Evangelio)…
Resurrection Psychology: An Understanding of Human Personality Based on the Life and Teachings of Jesus, by Margaret G Alter
In ‘Resurrection Psychology’ Margaret Alter advances a system of psychology based upon biblical Christianity. Moving away from the notion that therapy must be completely value-neutral, the author suggests how the worlds of psychology and theology can enhance and inform one…