Category Archives: The Blogosphere

Gaillardetz on B16

Posted on 15 February 2013 by

Commonweal turns the page back eight years to five writers who presented their hopes and expectations of the papacy of Benedict XVI, just starting that Easter of 2005. What are their thoughts today, at the conclusion of this papacy? This … Continue reading →

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CDF Not Getting It, Prequel

Posted on 7 February 2013 by

Grant Gallicho’s compare and contrast at dotCommonweal draws a good bit of commentary. The 2002 CDF position, channeled by Cardinal Ratzinger, is up for a dollop of criticism. Here it is: But I am personally convinced that the constant presence in … Continue reading →

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“No Plans”

Posted on 3 February 2013 by

Can the institutional Church afford “no comment” on Big News like the Cardinal Mahony slapdown? Some seem happy to inhabit the conservative half of the blogosphere, where indeed the archbishop’s dust-up with Mother Angelica has not been forgotten. These folks … Continue reading →

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Step Away

Posted on 2 February 2013 by

A colleague in ministry emailed me yesterday asking If I’d heard about the new archbishop in Portland. Or the breaking news on Cardinal Mahony in Los Angeles. I sent her the link to my post yesterday and said that music/liturgy … Continue reading →

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Sampling Some Bitterness

Posted on 29 January 2013 by

I see the Chant Cafe commentariat is excited about a new sheriff bishop riding into Portland. There’s a good bit about which to comment about this move. Careerism, first. I remember feeling hopeful about Pope Benedict’s early episcopal appointments in … Continue reading →

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Who Patrons Impasses?

Posted on 27 January 2013 by

Bishop Finn invoked Saint Francis de Sales. He’d like to be rid of the NCRep. Kansas City’s conservative Catholics are, understandably, upset with a situation of ecclesiastical impotence: I have received letters and other complaints about NCR from the beginning … Continue reading →

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She or We, Caesar or Serf?

Posted on 22 January 2013 by

One of my pet peeves is listening to an individual refer to herself or himself in the third person. Example, when LeBron James announced on tv he was ditching Cleveland for Miami: I wanted to do what was best, you … Continue reading →

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Kneel Or Not–I Like Not

Posted on 16 January 2013 by

Deacon Greg pens a manifesto for the good ol’ days. Man, I worry about this guy. He’s been hanging around the wrong crowd, I think. Catechesis is fruitless. We’ve tried. You can show people how it’s done; you can instruct … Continue reading →

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Entering the Twitterverse

Posted on 14 January 2013 by

I succumbed to the 21st century yet again. I now tweet. It will be mainly parish-focused, because I don’t think I have any individual reasons to be on Twitter. If you have any suggestions or comments, let me know. They … Continue reading →

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Catholic Self-Congratulation

Posted on 7 January 2013 by

This time of year starts closing out the annual exercise of Our Favorite People lists. Catholics are certainly not immune to this secular-sourced exercise in patting ourselves on the back. And indeed, there’s nothing wrong with giving a shout-out to … Continue reading →

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Referring Sites and 2013 Directions

Posted on 30 December 2012 by

WordPress tells me that after Facebook and Google, the top sites that referred visitors to Catholic Sensibility were the Chant Cafe and Patheos. I’m far from agreeing with a good quantity of the content on those sites, but I thank their hosts … Continue reading →

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It’s Called the Virtue of Prudence

Posted on 19 December 2012 by

The Vatican wants to shut down Sunday shopping in Italy. All of a sudden, that’s become a liberal cause: giving small businesses relief from the relentless push from corporations that can keep stores open 24/7. And crush any local competitors. … Continue reading →

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Parlour Games

Posted on 5 December 2012 by

At Eureka Street, Michael Kelly’s essay from last week is worth reading. The Australian Royal Commission is gearing into action. If they find a pit similar to the Americans, the Irish, and the Germans, they may well be setting into … Continue reading →

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Vatican on History

Posted on 21 November 2012 by

My wife was feeling unwell most of yesterday, so while I was online in the living room she was catching the History channel’s Secret Access: The Vatican. I was wondering if we would see one of the players in the … Continue reading →

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Choice of a Baptismal Day

Posted on 19 November 2012 by

I was noticing up-and-coming blogger, atheist-converted-Catholic Leah Libresco posted on her baptism yesterday. I’m always curious about the choice of a day for adult baptism when it’s off the liturgical year. The Church strongly urges Easter Vigil, of course. It … Continue reading →

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