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Daily Archives: 30 December 2013
Underestimation/Punditry
I agree with practically a fraction of Ross Douthat’s opinions, but his review of his top-3 misreads of 2013 was an interesting voyeuristic experience of another person’s confession. On Pope Francis, his number two: I made two claims: first, that … Continue reading
Mediator Dei 101
I also thought MD 100 was a little foggy about the transition between preaching sin with the laity and the sanctification and cooperation of the clergy with the grace of Christ. Pope Pius XII here suggests the externals of the … Continue reading
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Top Ten 2013 Visits
One might think this is just your average liberal Catholic troublemaking blog, given the traffic we have, and that we used to have. The truth is that most of the people who visit these pages are, by far, planning weddings … Continue reading
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Placing Apostrophes and the Grill
The Hawaii Catholic Herald interviewed two composers three months ago on the eve of the big liturgy conference out there in the Pacific. CNS picked up a slice of the story today. These stories behind the music–I find them fascinating. … Continue reading
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Msgr Lynn In Limbo
After eighteen months in prison, Msgr William Lynn, national Catholic scapegoat, will endure another twist in his landmark case. If someone can guarantee a quarter of a million in dollars, he will be freed, pending a resolution of the mess … Continue reading
EG 36: Hierarchy of Truths
The principle of the hierarchy of truths is not novel to Pope Francis. In Evangelii Gaudium today: 36. All revealed truths derive from the same divine source and are to be believed with the same faith, yet some of them are more … Continue reading
Mediator Dei 100
An interesting “pastoral” approach: emphasize other people’s sinfulness. The root of the sex abuse cover-up? Not attending to one’s own plank? You discern: 100. This we are also taught by those exhortations which the Bishop, in the Church’s name, addresses … Continue reading
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Catholic Sensibility 