Kimberly Hope Belcher

A screenshot reading: In the case of the Church’s social doctrine, we need to make clear that the word “doctrine” has another, more positive meaning, without which dialogue itself would be meaningless. “Doctrine” can be a synonym of “science,” “discipline” and “knowledge.” Understood in this way, doctrine appears as the product of research, and hence of hypotheses, discussions, progress and setbacks, all aimed at conveying a reliable, organized and systematic body of knowledge about a given issue. Consequently, a doctrine is not the same as an opinion, but is rather a common, collective and even multidisciplinary pursuit of truth. “Indoctrination” is immoral. It stifles critical judgement and undermines the sacred freedom of respect for conscience, even if erroneous. It resists new notions and rejects movement, change or the evolution of ideas in the face of new problems. “Doctrine,” on the other hand, as a serious, serene and rigorous discourse, aims to teach us primarily how to approach problems and, even more importantly, how to approach people. It also helps us to make prudential judgements when confronted with challenges. Seriousness, rigour and serenity are what we must learn from every doctrine, including the Church’s social doctrine.

Pope Leo today on doctrine vs indoctrination:

Doctrine “appears as the product of research, and hence of hypotheses, discussions, progress and setbacks … a common, collective and even multidisciplinary pursuit of truth.”

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A dogwood flower.

"Everything that is tough and brittle shatters; everything that is cynical rots. The only way to endure is to forgive, over and over, to give back that openness and possibility for new beginning which is the very essence of love itself." Cynthia Bourgeault

Whoa

I know we need to share the awful things happening in the world — and it’s important to bear witness to them — but on the other side of things, at Mass this morning the Parish priest was so elated about Pope Leo XIV that he hired an ice cream van so he could pay for ice creams for all of our kids ❤️

Keep sharing. There are many angles in this one due to all the neighbors, mostly women, who stepped out to support this family. A few Bible verses come to mind for their efforts, in fact.

ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?

www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

I don't think they like data either

I'm sorry what

There’s a kind of reduction of “ressourcement” to “ad fontes” and then “ad fontes” to “niche things I like and will foist upon the whole church.”

Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Chicago

St Peregrine Lazlo shrine with image of Jesus appearing to St Peregrine and relic

This was such a fun episode about poetry and the Psalms!

YouTube video by Rhythms of Faith Episode 3: Our Greatest Prayers are Poems (with Dana Gioia)

Episode 3, with poet Dana Gioia, founder of the Catholic Imagination Conference, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is now live! Why does poetry and creative practice matter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj4...

This was such a fun episode about poetry and the Psalms!

Episode 2, “The Drama of Worship”, of the Rhythms of Faith Podcast is here!

In this episode, we’re joined by Eric Styles, host of the “Meet Father Rivers” podcast and Rector of Carroll Hall at the University of Notre Dame.

#RhythmsOfFaith #Podcast #Worship #FaithInAction

Science fiction is a lens through which we ponder deeper questions: What if things were made new? What if love could transform even the most broken places?

Dive into the rhythms of possibility and faith with us.

#FaithAndImagination #WhatIf #CreativityAndWonder #LiturgyOfLife #SacredRhythms

My new podcast with @jjwrightmusic.bsky.social

Rhythms of Faith Liturgy, Music, Creativity

Find audio only here: shows.acast.com/rhythmsoffaith and the course website at rofcourse.nd.edu

Great book!!

@npchase.bsky.social @sensoryliturgy.bsky.social too

This is in fact me, thx @cebm.bsky.social 🙏

Thanks for holding a weird space for weird Catholics too 😉