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Pope Francis Weather Forecast!
Orthodox Skies and High Intelligibility! Pope strongly defends Priestly Celibacy and Consecrated Virginity Family is the vocation that God wrote in the nature of man and woman, but there is another vocation, complementary to that of matrimony: the calling to … Continue reading
Apologies for the one-track mind lately…
I’m just having my own little crisis of faith. No biggie. Or, yeah, a little biggie. It does wonders for scrambling the codgitative radar, as you can see. If it’s any encouragement to my readers (I mean you, you, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christ, Christianity, Crisis of faith, Faith, God, Jesus, Works of mercy
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Catholic is as Catholic does…
[NB: I first published this post this morning, but this afternoon I slightly modified it and significantly expanded the middle portion of it. So, if you are interested, or even just feeling masochistic, give this post another go.] “I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Christ, God, Jesus, Second Vatican Council, Spirit of Vatican II
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A leading prelate weighs in on Pope Francis’s latest statements on good and evil…
Thus said Pope Francis to Scalfari: “Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good. … Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, God, Good and evil, jesuitical, Jesus, meantal disorder, whateverism
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Papa Frankie is at it again…
[1 Oct 2013, evening –– Good news! This post by Sr. Anne at nunblog clarifies how, so far, two major head-scratchers in the ‘encounter’ with Scalfari were mistranslated. I’ll note the revisions below in red. This is good news, but, … Continue reading
Papa Frankie and “the interview”…
This probably won’t be the only time I write about “the interview” with Pope Francis that was published on 19 September 2013 in Civiltà Cattolica. Indeed, a few days ago I began a more formal post about the issues involved, … Continue reading
Just add water…
Listening to (an older recording) of Fr. Mitch Pacwa on my local Catholic radio station last night while running an errand, I heard him explain why Pope John Paul II had written some of his theological works in poetic form, … Continue reading
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Tagged Elisha, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, Jesus, Montanism, Pope John Paul II, Thomas Aquinas
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Aging like a fine wine, or at least a decent vinegar…
The older I get, the more my favorite phrases become “I don’t know,” “Please explain,” and “Praise God anyway.”
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Tagged Christianity, God, Jesus, Music, Religion & Spirituality
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Endless Reformation…
Where can you find the most methodologically consistent Reformers in our day? In the Jesus Seminar! #stillBearingTheTorch
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Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Seminar, Religion & Spirituality
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The dogma of original sin is a radical case…
…of the Catholic religion bringing humanity together! The marriage of Adam and Eve means “we’re all in this together, for better and worse.” As it turned out with the Fall, for the worse. But then, as it turns out with … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam & Eve, baptism, Catholicism, Christ, Eucharist, Fall of Man, Incarnation, Jesus, Keefe, original sin, salvation, the Gospel, the Incarnation
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Cardinal Schönborn trumps local pastor, permits man in homosexual partnership to serve on parish council
Say what he will about the other fellow, but the Cardinal himself is way out of place. A cardinal sin, so to speak, gets a cardinal pardon. Such a contrast to the CDF document on homosexuality I just read and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, grace and truth, homosexuality, Jesus, morality, Velvet Mafia
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