Daily Archives: 9 April 2011

A Quest for Following Rules

Professor Johnson considers the matter done as far as her public statements are concerned. But the Catholic Theological Society of America has lowered the boom on the bishop’s Committee on Doctrine. The bishops, it seems, didn’t even follow the rules … Continue reading

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Susanna the Just

Just a heads up if you’re not going to Mass regularly this Lent, one of the best Old Testament stories is coming up in the Lectionary on Monday. Rembrandt von Rijn depicts his usual characters in the spotlight, except the … Continue reading

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GILM 103-104: Arranging and Choosing the Texts of Ordinary Time

In Ordinary Time, it’s a matter of counting. Some people prefer “ordinal” or counted time to “ordinary.” The story of salvation is never an ordinary event. But we need some way to make the Nativity cycle and the Ninety Days … Continue reading

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