Daily Archives: 3 December 2013

C8 Looks At CDWDS

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The cardinal committee is meeting with Pope Francis today, tomorrow, and Thursday. The first curial department under the microscope is the CDWDS. Federico Lombardi, SJ, Vatican spokesman: They have to start somewhere. It’s a good place to start. Leadership in Liturgy has … Continue reading →

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Mediator Dei 50

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The human inventions in the liturgy may be changed. The divine elements–these are a good question. Might there be a choice between two divine elements? Can the human assessment of divinity be flawed? Or do we rely on a certain … Continue reading →

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Douthat On Liberals On Pope Francis

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I have to confess my main problem with many conservative ideas and ideals is that they strike me as unintelligent, lazy, self-indulgent, and even on occasion hypocritical (values for thee, not for me). Ross Douthat has a rep as a … Continue reading →

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Aparecida 6-8: The Giftedness of Latin America and the Caribbean

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The bishops now turn, in paragraph 6, to give thanks to God: We accept the entire reality of our continent as gift: the beauty and fertility of its lands, the richness of humanity expressed in the [persons]*, families, peoples, and … Continue reading →

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Jesuit Missionary, First and Foremost

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Today is one of the white feasts of Advent, Francis, that early companion of Ignatius who was off to Asia. (I blogged about that image a few months ago.) When the name of the new pope was announced, I thought … Continue reading →

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EG 8: God’s Love

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Wrapping up the first sub-chapter in the introduction, “A Joy Ever New, A Joy Which Is Shared” 8. Thanks solely to this encounter – or renewed encounter – with God’s love, which blossoms into an enriching friendship, we are liberated … Continue reading →

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