Daily Archives: 19 June 2013

Reconciliation Lectionary: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

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When I was looking at this passage, and the Collegeville Bible commentary on it, it struck me that the commandment Moses is bringing to the people is to love God. Can love be commanded? Here is the passage from the … Continue reading →

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@pontifex_ln

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You’ve probably already heard that the pope’s Spanish Twitter followers have surpassed those in English. Would you believe that his followers on @pontifex_ln now outnumber those who want it in Polish, and have tied German speakers? Vatican officials were expecting … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf: Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic

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Matthew Kelly is popular among many of our people at the student center. We have a handful of his books in the library. For about a decade, I’ve heard of his speaking appearances. When Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic … Continue reading →

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Ecclesia de Eucharistia 16

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Receiving communion is given a very high priority: 16. The saving efficacy of the sacrifice is fully realized when the Lord’s body and blood are received in communion. The Eucharistic Sacrifice is intrinsically directed to the inward union of the … Continue reading →

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Pacem In Terris 146: Pastoral Exhortations

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We come to the final major section of Pacem in Terris. In Part V Pope John offers a series of “pastoral exhortations.” Lay people should  not retreat or withdraw from the world, but engage it, and bring Christ to it … Continue reading →

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Belated Father’s Day

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Two fathers, and kids. I had meant to post this or something like it on Sunday. I’ve been giving the young miss a hard time about “Father’s Week,” since Disney had that nice Dwayne Johnson vehicle airing yesterday afternoon. When … Continue reading →

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