Showing posts with label Leonardo Boff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leonardo Boff. Show all posts
Monday, December 22, 2014

As Christmas Nears: Leonardo Boff on Christmas as Celebration of Inclusive Commensality

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I've blogged a number of times here in the past (e.g., here , here , here , here , and  here ) about how scripture scholars are s...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Quote for Day: Leonardo Boff on Link Between Christ and Krishna, Charisma and Caritas — Questions Worth Asking

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Leonardo Boff, at his blog site several days ago:
Thursday, October 24, 2013

More (and Final Installment) from Augustine Thompson's Biography of Francis of Assisi on Francis and Gender

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As I've said previously , I'm intrigued by the number of times Augustine Thompson's new biography of Francis of Assisi  s...

Religion, Politics, Politics, Religion from Russia and Germany to Minnesota, Ohio, and Over to Rome

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Rachel : "It may be the dying gasps of a group that calls itself 'national': that's the N- in NomNomNom. But lately, the...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Leonardo Boff on the Latin American Context of Francis's Papal Style, and the Shift from Doctrine and Discipline to Human Search and Human Inquiry

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Another essay by theologian Leonardo Boff , which, to my way of thinking, glosses the analysis of his reflection on Pope Francis...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Leonardo Boff Comments on Pope Francis's Latest Interview: Believer and Non-Believer Walking the Path to Truth Together, Implications for the Future of the Church

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I like very much liberation theologian Leonardo Boff's reflection on Pope Francis's recent interview with Italian thinker an...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Another Liberation Theologian Critiques New Papal Encyclical on Faith: Juan Jose Tamayo on Disappointment of Lumen Fidei

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Juan Jose Tamayo I was so far behind with responding to comments to postings here, that I've spent my normal blogging time this...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Leonardo Boff on Lumen Fidei, Benedict (and Francis's) Encyclical on Faith: "Without Love, Truth Is Insufficient for Salvation"

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Leonardo Boff At his blog site, theologian Leonardo Boff recently offered a response to the encyclical of Popes Benedict and Francis o...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Colman McCarthy to Disaffected and Alienated Catholics: Should We Come Back Under Francis?

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At National Catholic Reporter , Colman McCarthy  asks whether Catholics blown out of the church in recent decades by "a strong tai...
Monday, April 8, 2013

Friends of Pope Francis: The Poor Will "Convert Him Completely," the Church Will Have a Different Face

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One of the unexpected gifts of the new pope to the church is this: after having been under a shadow during the last two papacies, aft...
Friday, April 5, 2013

Leonardo Boff and Robert McClory on Pope Francis as Franciscan Reformer and Critic of Clericalism

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More from Leonardo Boff on the parallels between Pope Francis and Francis of Assisi, at Boff's blog site: Boff thinks that, to u...
Monday, April 1, 2013

Change Begins with the Feet and Not the Head: Theologians Responding to Pope Francis

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Two complementary statements this morning from theologians reflecting on the significance of the new papal style:
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Leonardo Boff on New Pope: "Francis Isn't a Name, It's a Plan for a Church"

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At his website now, Leonardo Boff has an important theological statement about Pope Francis and his call to rebuild the church, whic...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Papal Conclave and Transition in Papacy: A Collection of Statements and Resources

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I think I heard somewhere that something is going on in Rome lately. Anybody else hear those rumors? I should probably look into them...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Cardinals Close the Conclave Doors and the Holy Spirit Flits Away?

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I love Ken Briggs's sharp, sly observation about the silliness of what most of the cardinals being interviewed lately about the ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

Leonardo Boff on Our Current Crisis: Theological Framework for Thinking about Benedict's Resignation

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In light of the announcement of the pope's resignation, it's interesting to me to read Leonardo Boff's latest weekly theo...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Advent Hope, Dystopian Futures, Michigan Attack on Labor and the Supremes' Choice to Hear Prop 8 Case

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Part of the message of Advent--a large part--is that the future is never a foregone conclusion.  It depends on divine initiative and ...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Leonardo Boff on Paths: Finding Them, Walking Together as "Solidarians in the Same Destiny"

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An Advent reflection I find beautiful and challenging-- Leonardo Boff on paths , on finding and putting our feet into them:
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Megastorm Devastation and Climate Change: A Selection of Articles for Background Reading

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It hasn't been easy the last two days to think about much of anything other than the megastorm threatening the inhabitants of the...
Monday, October 1, 2012

Remembering Vatican II, Remembering Jesus of Nazareth: James Carroll and Leonardo Boff

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Former priest James Carroll commemorates the 50th anniversary of the last ecumenical council of the Catholic church, Vatican II, by ...