Daily Archives: 20 October 2011

1931: Another “Good” Year

Posted on 20 October 2011 by catholicsensibility

Experienced coin collectors know that a depression, panic, or recession often has an effect on mintage figures. When I was a boy, I didn’t always make the connection that coins of the early 1930’s were hard to find, or priced … Continue reading →

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GDC 36-37: “The revelation of God’s providential plan”

Posted on 20 October 2011 by catholicsensibility

A caution with the language of GDC 36, that we don’t mistake the “certainty” of faith with the rational knowing of facts. In other words, we aren’t convinced in the same way we understand things we’ve book-learned: 36. “God who … Continue reading →

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GIRM 6: “Uninterrupted Tradition”

Posted on 20 October 2011 by catholicsensibility

Remember, this “newer” introduction to this GIRM edition was released eleven years ago. In today’s brief section, the modern Roman Rite is compared favorably to the Tridentine Missal: 6. When it set out its instructions for the renewal of the … Continue reading →

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