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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.156 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:04 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Paper Clippings</title><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:01:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.156 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Intended consequences</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/5/7/intended-consequences.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33615507</guid><description><![CDATA[These remarks by <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/04/23/3743531.htm">John Milbank</a> are special case of a general phenomenon: all attempts at "liberating" the individual on the basis of a flawed liberal anthropology end up instead expanding the power of the state.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33615507.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The myth of the inviolable self</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 18:47:28 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/5/4/the-myth-of-the-inviolable-self.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33558410</guid><description><![CDATA[An interesting essay by <a href="http://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/04/lena-dunhamrs-inviolable-self">Alan Jacobs</a>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33558410.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Fundamental aspirations</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:20:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/26/fundamental-aspirations.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33509054</guid><description><![CDATA[Fr. Robert Barron writes on the Pope and the <a href="http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/10828/Pope-Francis-take-on-the-religious-sense.aspx">Rreligious sense</a>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33509054.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Out of control</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:32:15 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/25/out-of-control.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33436933</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the last few decades it turned out that producing <a href="http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112858/abundance-really-solution-our-problems#">abundance</a> is easier than educating ourselves not to abuse it.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33436933.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The benefits of faith?</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/21/the-benefits-of-faith.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33418353</guid><description><![CDATA[Whereas obviously joining a religious community may well have beneficial side-effects, reducing Christianity to a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/luhrmann-why-going-to-church-is-good-for-you.html?ref=opinion&_r=0">placebo</a> is really a terrible insult. Human beings need more than psychological support.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33418353.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>For Man</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:28:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/12/for-man.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33321548</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2164/bergoglio_and_the_ultimate_questions.aspx#.UWgJetGYPLc">Fr. James Schall</a> on Card. Bergoglio's essay on Mons.Giussani.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33321548.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Forget about saving</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:08:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/11/forget-about-saving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33320420</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/interview-with-harvard-economist-carmen-reinhart-on-financial-repression-a-893213.html">Carmen Reinhart</a> explains the wonderful world of negative real interest rates.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33320420.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Back to the future</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:52:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/6/back-to-the-future.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33261485</guid><description><![CDATA[How else could anybody find renewal except by rediscovering a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/world/europe/dominican-friars-find-renewal-by-sticking-to-tradition.html?_r=0">tradition</a>?]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33261485.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Reality is a sign</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:22:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/4/reality-is-a-sign.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33251574</guid><description><![CDATA[A touching <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Hm5YH?email=mischa.nachtigal@gmail.com&type=touch-recommend-weekly&variant=default">witness</a>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33251574.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Grief is not a condition</title><dc:creator>Crossroads Cultural Center</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:14:16 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/2013/4/4/grief-is-not-a-condition.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297809:3233065:33251557</guid><description><![CDATA[A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/opinion/diagnosis-human.html?_r=1&">witness</a> on the attempt to fix all human problems with drugs.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/blog/rss-comments-entry-33251557.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>