The City and the City

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Christ is born! (0)

"The C of E needs a strong story"
A very perceptive article about Anglicanism’s self-understanding (0)

Preaching to Young Adults Today
The undersecretary of the CDF on “Preaching to Young Adults Today.” (0)

500,000 Children in Limbo
“The survey sampled more than 1,000 people who had embryos on ice. Only 7 percent said they were very likely to give their embryos to other parents. Twice as many were willing to consider donating embryos for research as for reproduction.” Appalling.  Lord have mercy. In stark contrast to that, the CDF’s newly released Dignitatis Personae. (0)

Ouch.
A painfully challenging blog post. (0)

Avery Cardinal Dulles has died.
Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon him. Some of his work may be found here. (0)

Assisted Suicide to be shown on TV.
I cannot come up with words to describe this that aren’t trite. (0)

The Safeguarding of the Mystery
I sometimes wonder if the call of “The doors, the doors!” will once again have to be literally meant and dreadfully needed. (0)

The Now and Not Yet of American Orthodoxy
“The America of commerce and politics can never become a missionary destination, and cannot be the aim of the Gospel”. A lot of what he says applies to more than just the Orthodox. (0)

Post-postmaterialism
There is to some extent a cultural overlap between hippies, greens and American converts to Orthodoxy that is a very small phenomenon in American society, but I think it is representative of a more general trend within socially conservative Christian churches in the rising cohort of 18-29 year olds. (1)

Ancient Sacramental Winery?
The remains of a facility seemingly used for the production of sacramental wine has been found near the monestary of St. Catherine’s in the Sinai. (0)

"A Deformed Christ"
Perry Robinson on Reformed theology, the natures of Christ & more. (0)

We may regret this later.
The City & The City are now on Facebook. (It’s a “fans” page for the blog, and another way to know when we’ve updated!) (0)

I'm the very model of a modern vicar-general
I am the very model of a modern vicar-general / I’ve information liturgical, ecclesial and clerical / I quote the Popes of Latium and councils ecumenical / From Chalcedon to Vatican, with subjects esoterical. (0)

An interview with John Milbank
expands on the themes of his letter to the Guardian from a few posts back, in his usual audacious way. (0)