An Ecumenical Ministry in the Parish of St Patrick's Catholic Church In San Diego USA

米国サンディエゴの聖パトリックカトリック教会教区におけるエキュメニカル宣教

Thursday, February 11, 2016

How about giving up new books for Lent?

Europe's churches find new spirit from unexpected source: Muslim refugees
Christian Science Monitor: Though Protestant and Catholic churches have aided refugees from the Mideast out of altruism, doing so has also ginned up enthusiasm among congregants -- and even spurred some refugees to convert.

5 ways we misjudge our pastor's job roles
Christian Today: Many people -- even Christians -- can tend to expect too much or even expect the wrong things from people who work for the body of Christ at a vocational level.

How about giving up new books for Lent?
Christian Science Monitor: The idea comes from author Susan Hill, who once went for a whole year without buying new books for her home library.

Henry VIII's chapel hosts Catholic prayers for the first time in 450 years
Religion News Service: For the first time in 450 years, a citadel of Protestant worship in England -- the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace -- echoed to the sound of Roman Catholic prayers and music.

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says
The (London) Guardian: Vatican guide says 'not necessarily' bishop's duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis's vows to redress Catholic church's legacy of child abuse.

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