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Blessed kiss.
No full textCreative Work: The novel Blessed Kiss
Blessed Kiss is set in a Roman Catholic seaside parish in Adelaide in 1960-61. Patrick and Margaret Carlow’s marriage is under strain because of Patrick’s secret affair with Fay
Netley, a shop assistant he met in a Broken Hill pharmacy while on one of his outback sales trips as a commercial traveller. As the affair deepens and Fay moves to Adelaide to be closer to him, Patrick’s marriage starts to unravel as Margaret worries that something is very wrong. While his parents are preoccupied with their own problems, their nine year old son Michael comes ever more closely under the eye of their parish priest, Father James Quinlan, and in the end Margaret must choose between acting on her suspicions regarding her parish priest, and her faith itself, to save her son.
Exegesis: The Author Is The Book
The exegesis examines the creative work Blessed Kiss in the light of the history and identity of its author, and progresses to a critique of Roland Barthes’ essay “The Death of the Author”, rejecting the notion of inauthenticity in favour of the work embodying the author.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Humanities, 201
Veneration of Blessed Today: Problems and Perspectives
No full textAutor u ovom članku najprije uvodno govori o pojmovima »svet« i »blažen«, a zatim proučava povijesno nastajanje ustanove kanonizacije i beatifikacije i praksu koja im je prethodila. Nakon toga, na temelju crkvenih dokumenata, istražuje sadašnju crkvenu praksu štovanja blaženih te na kraju, oslanjajući se na povijesno istraživanje i konstatirajući nedorečenosti sadašnjega crkvenog zakonodavstva o toj temi, govori o perspektivi štovanja blaženih, s posebnim osvrtom na štovanje novog hrvatskog blaženika Alojzija Stepinca.The author in this article first talks about the concepts of »saint« and »blessed«. Also as an introduction he writes about different uses of those words throughout history.
In part two there is an analysis of the historical origins of canonization and beatification. The veneration of saints has popular beginnings, and in the first centuries the initiative was always to be found in the local community. The local bishop made sure that the venerations were in harmony with the Christian fatih. The first signs of papal canonization appear only toward the end of the 10th century, and only in the 11th century was there a spreading of papal authority over the introduction of new venerations. In 1234 the decretales of Gregory IX sealed into law papal authority over the process of canonization, but a fall four centuries were necessary to bring it into practice. Changes came to the terminology also. During the 14th century the attribute »saint« began to be reserved for those canonized a saint. »Blessed« remained for those who did not receive a papal canonization but were still the subject of veneration. In practice that meant that only »saints« could be the subject of official veneration, and therefore have their own liturgical celebration. The local churches and religious communities until the 16th century interpreted this differently: the accent of prohibition moved toward »pro sancto«, but those who were not canonized by the Holy See and were called »blessed.« These could be given public veneration. After the founding of the Congregation of Rites the process of beatification was standardized, and today nothing of importance has been changed.
In the third part, based on Church documents, there is ongoing research into the practice of venerating the blessed. The post-Council Church legislation speaks only about proclaiming saints and does not mention the proclaiming of blessed. Different Church documents mention blessed, but in regards to their veneration there exists a certain understatement. The Congregation for Divine Worship recognizes this and at their plenary meeting in 1996 discussed the need for a document which would bring together everything on this subject in one place and also would give instruction where it is lacking today.
Finally the author returned to some open questions and perspectives about the veneration of the blessed. Beatification in today's form comes from a relatively late date. In as much as theology does not define the difference between »blessed« and »saint« and in as much as today the Pope personally proclaims the »blessed« and the »saints,« the question can be raised why is it necessary to differentiate between saints and blessed. Today's historical conditions have changed. Once the veneration of saints was obligatitory for the universal Church, but today veneration is offered as a possibility. On the other hand the difference between the concepts of »saint« and »blessed« was never defined by degrees of saintliness. The differentiation of terms was on account of the way and place of celebration. In this context the article discussed the celebration of the new Croatian Blessed Aloysius Stepinac (proclaimed blessed October 3, 1998)
Katherine Drexel: Mystery, mission, spirituality and sainthood
No full textKatherine Drexel (1858-1955), the founder of the sisters of the blessed. Sacrament, was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000. This thesis analyzes Drexel’s life and virtues to establish why she became a saint. The examination of Drexel’s life begins in Chapter 2, which discloses the family life of a wealthy Philadelphia debutante, who, nonetheless, learned charity and philanthropy from her banker father and her religious mother. Following the deaths of her parents, Drexel wanted to enter a Catholic convent to spend her life in prayer and contemplation. Chapter 3 details the process of her vocational discernment that was carried out over several years in an epistolary argument with her spiritual director, Bishop O'Connor of Omaha. While he first believed that her vocation was to remain a single woman dedicated to serving the poor through judicial disbursement of her large inheritance, he later decided that she should found a new order of missionary nuns dedicated to the needs of the Native- Americans and African-Americans. Chapter 3 details the difficulties she encountered in the establishing of her new order at a time when the United States was racially divided by both law and custom. Drexel's order grew slowly in the face of open hostility towards her mission, including that of the Ku Klux Klan, and it then declined following the upheavals that came in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Chapter 4 addresses the spirituality that sustained Drexel throughout her long life. Her deep spirituality was both kenotic and Eucharistie, and it allowed her to face daunting challenges in the mission field. Chapter 5 analyzes why the pope chose to canonize Drexel and entails a study of the process of saint-making as it evolved over the centuries
Eucharist in the spiritual life of blessed Charles de Foucauld
No full textPublikacja współfinansowana przez Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła IIThis publication is an attempt to show the role of the Eucharist in the spiritual life of Blessed Charles de Foucauld. First of all, this mystery of the Holy Mass shaped his spiritual life and specific attitudes he adopted, which seem to be extremely current. This fact prompted the author to reflect more deeply on Karol’s internal life, which resulted in the subject of this work: The Eucharist in the spiritual life of Blessed Charles de Foucauld. The biography of Blessed Charles de Foucauld is presented in Chapter 1. It is implied in terms of his reference to the sacrament of the Eucharist. In this way it was shown that in the life of Blessed Karol, which can be divided into three periods, the Mass became a place
of growth in holiness. Chapter 2 deals with the theological and spiritual specificity of understanding the mystery of the Eucharist. Karol de Foucauld experienced its many dimensions, among which the principal were: the mystery of sacrifice, feast and communion. This experience of the Eucharist was derived from the teaching of the Church. The last chapter closes the work points to the fruits of the Eucharist. These are specific things that Blessed Karol took in his own life. Among them, he particularly accepted the attitude of adoration, poverty, service and love of neighbour. The author hopes that this work will allow noticing and emphasize the role of the Eucharist in spiritual life. The Holy Mass is the source from which everything flows and to which everything goes
Corporate responsibility and the media
No full textThis paper discusses how CR is covered in the media and the media’s own corporate responsibilities, covering both traditional and new media.Co published with Centrum fur Corporate Citizenship Deutschlan
Contribution of Fr. Ante Crnica to the Canonization of Blessed Nicholas Tavelić
No full textUz uvod i zaključak rad je podijeljen na pet poglavlja. Prvo
poglavlje govori o fra Anti Crnici u njegovoj ulozi vicepostulatora u
kauzi za kanonizaciju blaženog Nikole Tavelića koji je bio Hrvat,
svećenik i franjevac, koji je zajedno s trojicom drugih (njih četvorica)
franjevaca (OFM) u Jeruzalemu 14. studenoga 1391. godine
„stekao palmu mučeništva”. Drugo poglavlje sadržava nekoliko
bitnih momenata iz procesa i povijesti kanonizacije Nikole Tavelića,
a treće poglavlje posvećeno je razdoblju od 1958. godine kada
je započela intenzivnija promidžba o blaženom Nikoli Taveliću. U
četvrtom poglavlju autor prikazuje početke pisanja fra Ante Crnice
o blaženom Nikoli Taveliću da bi članak završio tematikom proglašenja
svetim s pomoću ekvipolencije. Na koncu rada autor smatra
kako je fra Ante Crnica bio zaslužni djelatnik za proglašenje
blaženim Nikole Tavelića, prvim svecem iz hrvatskoga naroda. Za
proglašenje svetim blaženoga Nikole Tavelića Crnica se pokazao
kao znanstvenik, crkveni pravnik, povjesničar te ujedno uporan,
ustrajan, stručan i neustrašiv.With the introduction and conclusion the work is divided
into five chapters. The first chapter speaks of Fr. Ante Crnica in
the role of vice-postulator in the canonization of Blessed Nicholas
Tavelic, who was a Croat, priest and Franciscan, who together
with three other Friars (OFMs) ”gained the palm of martyrdom” in
Jerusalem in November 14, 1391. The second chapter contains
several important moments of the process and history of canonization
of Nikola Tavelic, and the third chapter is devoted to the
period since 1958 when an intense promotion of Blessed Nikola
Tavelić began. In the fourth chapter, the author presents the
very beginnings of Fr. Ante Crnica’s writing about Blessed Nikola
Tavelić and ends the article with the theme of canonization
by the equipollence. In the end, the author finds that Fr. Ante
Crnica was a deserving worker for the canonization of Blessed
Nicholas Tavelic who was the first saint of the Croatian people.
For the canonization of Blessed Nicholas Tavelic, Crnica proved
to be a scholar, a church lawyer, a historian and also persistent,
professional and fearless
Father Władysław of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mieczysław) Kluz OCD
No full textNota biograficzna o. Władysława od Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Mieczysława Kluz OCD (1925-1995), karmelity bosego, doktora prawa kanonicznego i autora licznych publikacji.Biographical note Fr Władysław of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mieczysław) Kluz OCD (1925-1995), Discalced Carmelite, doctor of canon law and author of numerous books
Blessed Virgin Mary in Lithuanian traditional folk sculpture
No full textMarijos kultą Lietuvoje labai aktyviai platino pranciškonų, dominikonų, karmelitų, jėzuitų, marijonų ordinai, kurių veikla ypatingai sustiprėjo kontrreformacijos laikais. Jos kulto įsitvirtinimas Lietuvoje lėmė Marijos siužetų gausumą ir populiarumą tradicinėje lietuvių liaudies dailėje, taigi ir skulptūroje. Pagal gausumą tai antroji tema po Jėzaus Kristaus siužetų. Kiekvienoje iš gausių vienuolynų bažnyčių buvo Marijos altorius su Marijos paveikslu. Liaudies skulptūroje labiausiai paplitę Pietos, Marijos Maloningosios, Marijos Skausmingosios siužetai. Liaudiškų Švč. Mergelės Marijos skulptūrų konkrečius prototipus atsekti labai sunku, nes dažniausiai dievdirbiai kūrė ne pagal konkretų pavyzdį, o pagal tradiciškai nusistovėjusį tam tikro siužeto traktavimą. Tik viena kita skulptūra liudija aiškiai sekus prototipu. Nors savamoksliai meistrai dėl profesionalumo stokos ar ribotų įgūdžių gana smarkiai nutoldavo nuo konkrečių prototipų, tačiau droždami Marijos, kaip užimančios išskirtinę padėtį katalikų tikėjime, skulptūras, gana griežtai laikydavosi ikonografijos reikalavimų. Ypač tai pasakytina apie ikonografiškai svarbiausias detales, padedančias atpažinti siužetą: pozą, atributus, spalvas. Kita vertus, skulptūrų tipažas, emocinė išraiška, plastika interpretuojama laisviau: išryškėja lietuviškas kaimo žmonių tipažas, panaudojami nacionalinio kostiumo elementai. Be to, išsiskiria atskirų meistrų individualaus stiliaus bruožai. Nukrypimų nuo bažnyčios ikonografijos Švč. Mergelės Marijos siužetuose reta. Dažniausiai jie susiję su drabužių spalvomis. Reikšminiai žodžiai: Ikonografija; Lietuvių liaudies skulptūra; Tradicinė liaudies skulptūra; ŠvČ. Mergelė Marija; Švč. Mergelės Marijos ikonografija; Iconography of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Lithuanian traditional folk sculpture; The Blessed Virgin Mary; The Lithuanian Traditional Folk Sculpture; The iconographyThe Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the themes most widely represented in traditional Lithuanian folk sculpture. Its popularity was predetermined by the establishment of the Marian cult in Lithuania. Activities of various cloisters and confraternities of the Virgin Mary as well as the widespread knowledge about the places of appearance of the Virgin Mary (there are twenty two of them in Lithuania), feasts devoted to Mary, a great variety of cantos and other factors had contributed much to this. The article discusses the pieces of folk sculpture of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century depicting the Virgin Mary. Drawing upon iconographic and archival material as well as museum collections, the author explores the subjects of the Sorrowful Mary, the Pieta, the Virgin of Mercy, the Mary of Immaculate Conception, and the Virgin and Son and provides a brief characteristics of the representations of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, the Mary of the Rosary, the Mary of the Scapular, and the Mary of the Aušra Gate. The study is the analysis of the peculiarities of the representation of these themes, folk sculpture attributes, polychromatic decoration, and deviations from the church iconography. The author concludes that despite a rather free interpretation of the themes, folk masters sought an exact representation of iconographic attributes as the means for identification of a certain theme
Christian Freedom in Life and Sermons of Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
No full textWolność należy do istotnych pojęć duchowości chrześcijańskiej. Wolność była też ważnym wymiarem życia i nauczania bł. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki. Autor artykułu analizuje wolność w filozoficzno-teologicznym i kulturowym wymiarze, głównie jako wolność „do” czegoś i wolność „od” ograniczeń. Te wymiary są splecione z analizą wolności w sensie narodowym i politycznym.Freedom constitutes an essential idea in the Christian spirituality. Freedom was also an important dimension in the life and teaching of blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko. The author of the article analyzes freedom in the philosophical-theological and cultural dimension, mainly as freedom „to” something and freedom „from” limits. These dimensions are interwoven in the analysis of freedom in the national and political sense
Blessed Alojzij Grozde and a guide for young people: the holy confession and the eucharist
No full textV zaključnem diplomskem delu z naslovom Blaženi Alojzij Grozde in popotnica mladim: Sveta spoved in evharistija avtorica predstavlja določene vidike in področja iz življenja blaženega Alojzija Grozdeta z namenom spodbude mladim, da bi v njegovem zgledu našli svetel vzor hoje za Kristusom. Delo se osredotoča predvsem na Grozdetovo ljubezen do zakramentov in zvestobo Gospodu za ceno mučeništva. Razdeljeno je na štiri poglavja. Avtorica v prvem delu oriše dogodke pred smrtjo blaženega Alojzija, prejem poslednjih zakramentov ter samo mučeništvo. V drugem poglavju predstavi pojem svete popotnice v zakramentalnem pomenu in Alojzijevo ljubezen do zakramentov, predvsem svete evharistije in spovedi. Tu nakaže tudi povezavo med pobožnostjo do svete evharistije in njegovo ljubeznijo do Matere Božje. V tretjem delu je predstavljeno Grozdetovo prizadevanje za posredovanje popotnice kot vodila za življenje vrstnikom in sodobnikom – avtorica oriše njegovo apostolsko gorečnost in dejavnost v Marijini kongregaciji, Katoliški akciji, pa tudi umetniškem ustvarjanju. Poudari tudi, da je vsakršno moč črpal v molitvi ter za uspeh svojih akcij Bogu daroval marsikatero žrtev. V zadnjem poglavju avtorica piše o popotnici – zapuščini – mladim danes, torej zakaj je lahko blaženi Alojzij velik zgled slovenski katoliški mladini. Z ozirom na to se osredotoča predvsem na razmerje in ljubezen do zakramentov ter zvestobo Kristusu do mučeništva, v čemer je blaženi Grozde več kot prepričljiv vzor stremljenja k svetosti in evangeljski popolnosti.In the final diploma thesis, with the title of Blessed Alojzij Grozde and a guide for young people: The holy confession and the eucharist, the author presents certain aspects and areas of blessed Alojzij Grozde\u27s life in order to encourage young people to find, in his example, a bright model of walking in Christ. The work predominantly focuses on Grozde\u27s love of the sacraments and his fidelity to the Lord at the cost of martyrdom. The diploma thesis is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, the author describes the events preceding the death of blessed Alojzij, his reception of the last rites and the martyrdom itself. In the second chapter, she introduces the concept of the viaticum in the sacramental sense and Alojzij\u27s love for the sacramentsespecially the holy eucharist and confession. Here the author draws attention to the connection between his devotion to the holy eucharist and his love for the Mother of God. The third part presents Grozde\u27s efforts to pass on the holy teachings as a guide for life to his peers and contemporaries - the author outlines his apostolic fervour and activity in the Congregation of Mary, in the Catholic Action as well as in his artistic work. The author additionaly highlights that he got all his strength from prayer and that he made many sacrifices to God, so as to ensure the success of his apostolic actions. In the last chapter, the author writes about blessed Alojzij\u27s legacy for today\u27s youth, and why he can be a great role model for the Catholic youth of Slovenia. With all of this in mind, the author focuses above all on Grozde\u27s relationship and love for the sacraments, and his fidelity to Christ at the cost of martyrdom, in all of which blessed Alojzij Grozde is more than a convincing model of striving for holiness and gospel perfection
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