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Category Archives: The Blogosphere
Playing Around
Over the next few days, I may be playing around some more with site design. I’m not 100% satisfied with what’s up now. I don’t mind paying for some of WordPress’s customizable templates, but I want to be sure I’m … Continue reading
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Pope Francis and Others on Tobit
Liam noted this link to Pope Francis preaching on Tobit, which is embedded in the daily Roman Lectionary these days. From the Holy Father: Two just people who live dramatic situations. The first is blinded despite his performing good works, … Continue reading
A Few Space Things
Another Carnival of Space, the 303rd, is up. They linked my post on planets from last week. I’ve been keeping up with the Astronomy Picture of the Day. I hope you have that site bookmarked for a daily read. I’ve … Continue reading
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Space Carnival 302
Steve Nerlich hosts Carnival number 302 (not 203) at his site, Cheap Astronomy. I’d like to get into the routine of more astronomy posts. Without repeating what other bloggers are doing. Jeez, the Catholic sites are all hitting the MR3 … Continue reading
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Some Site Organization
Posting here might be a bit lighter over the summer. But I will be putting more work into other features here. Many years ago, we examined the Vatican II documents in section-by-section detail. Neil or I also added the occasional … Continue reading
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Pickled Peppers
From CNS today: Using a phrase that translates literally as “the face of a pickled pepper,” Pope Francis said that when Christians have more of a sourpuss than a face that communicates the joy of being loved by God, they … Continue reading
Magic Spell
The hand-wringing over Pope Francis and the (lack of) media criticism seems to be building. I find it all a number two attraction to the Catholic conservative spinning over other aspects of his ministry. Sandro Magister headlines the phenomenon as … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic blogosphere, media, pope francis
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Pope Francis Friday
CNS reported on Pope Francis meeting with B16′s CDF head. As reported, sisters and theologians were not on the docket, but praise for the movement to addressing sex predators. For the defenders of the innocent, all eyes will be on … Continue reading
Posted in Church News, sex abuse, The Blogosphere
Tagged bishops, cover-up scandal, Msgr Marini, pope francis
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Carnival of Space 293
They threw my book review into the 293rd Carnival of Space. The first 290 are linked here. Most of them, anyway.
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Pope Hope
My friend Charles took exception to my observation: I think most Catholics and all non-believers will care once the pope demonstrate what kind of person and believer he is. And asked: Todd, brother, would like to retract and reiterate the … Continue reading
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Carnival of Space 290
I used to contribute sporadically to blog carnivals. But they seemed to have disappeared mostly, at least from the Catholic bloggerhood. Or the hoods I visit regularly to occasionally. That would be an interesting phenomenon to study. But another day. … Continue reading
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Beyond Humiliation, the Curia
If Cardinal Mahony had come out on his own blog about the smail’s pace of the curia in dealing with priest predators, it might have come across as somewhat self-serving. I’m inclined to think there’s blame to spread around, if … Continue reading
Posted in bishops, Church News, Scripture, The Blogosphere
Tagged Cardinal Mahony, curia, sex abuse
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Will The Conservatives Ever Be Happy?
Quick answer: no. Remember this pic of exultant sems in Rome? The party was almost over the day after Habemus Papam. I suspect that nothing would have satisfied the Catholic Right, especially many of the folks who inhabited the internet … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Blogosphere
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He-Said/She-Said on the Next Pope
Did the WaPo set up this mismatch? Not so much a mismatch, really, as the classic Catholic conversation across the divide: liberals and conservatives talking past each other. Ashley McGuire zeroes in on the “fun stuff.” James Salt offers a list of … Continue reading
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“Ortho-Agape”
Still finding the stomach for an occasional lurk in the Catholic blogosphere these days. Of course, the progressives seem to be leaning to crowing and the Catholic Right seems split between disarray and spinning the new pope faster than a … Continue reading →