Daily Archives: 30 May 2010

To Praise the Dead or To Pray for Them?

Posted on 30 May 2010 by catholicsensibility

Let’s take a pause today in the OCF series. I’d like to call your attention to Andrew Hamilton’s opinion piece for Australia’s Jesuit periodical Eureka Street. A good essay on the contrasting approaches to modern funerals: do we come to … Continue reading →

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Maturity, Not Sex

Posted on 30 May 2010 by catholicsensibility

I noted that women who have had sexual relationships with priests have asked for a relaxation of mandatory clerical celibacy. The communication vehicle: an open but mostly anonymous letter to the pope. To begin with, I think anyone has the … Continue reading →

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Trinity: Let It Be

Posted on 30 May 2010 by catholicsensibility

At the parish, I was grateful for a non-catechetical homily this weekend. I see from a quick perusal of St Blog’s we have about four or five posts, almost more obligatory than a holy day, attempting to explain the nature … Continue reading →

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