Daily Archives: 9 October 2006

Bending, Rigidity, and Politeness

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  Applied to musicians–church musicians. Rock reports on it. You know: that consistory of musicians gathered in Chicago to take a look at MCW2. Good thing they didn’t conduct it in the blogosphere. What was remarkable was the restraint and … Continue reading →

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Lumen Gentium 60

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Part three of Lumen Gentium’s epilogue, “On the Blessed Virgin and the Church” leads off with a reminder that Christ is the “one Mediator.” There is but one Mediator as we know from the words of the apostle, “for there … Continue reading →

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Jazz

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Misunderstood. Decadent. Spiritual. Acquired taste. American. Lots more and all of the above. Three short episodes of awareness over the past thirty-six hours have got me thinking on this. Hopefully you too might have something to add. Yesterday was our … Continue reading →

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“Peace is born in our heart through the presence of someone who loves us …”

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This was the Saturday midday meditation delivered by Brother Alois at the Taizé meeting at Kolkata: All of us gathered here together would like to prepare ways of peace. But many people across the world experience situations of conflict or … Continue reading →

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Lumen Gentium 59

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Readers today are reminded of the infalliable Marian doctrines. Remember that Christians have long held in faith the witness of grace in the Immaculate Conception and the Dormition/Assumption of Mary. These were not theological insights dropped from heaven in 1854 … Continue reading →

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