Daily Archives: 24 December 2014

Christmas Vindication, Sorrow, and a Symphony

Posted on 24 December 2014 by catholicsensibility

Not many parishes adopt the Christmas Vigil readings these days. Perhaps that long genealogy is considered child-unfriendly material. The annunciation to Joseph, wonderful as that optional shorter portion may be, seems out of place. Get on with the baby Jesus … Continue reading →

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Synod on the Family 48-49: Issues of Validity, Nullity

Posted on 24 December 2014 by catholicsensibility

You can read the full synod document here. Today, let’s cover two paragraphs that garnered significant dissent, then resume after Christmas Day. First, a summary of fact–what the bishops were talking about during and before the synod on declarations of nullity: … Continue reading →

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DPPL 170: Saints and the Sacred Heart

Posted on 24 December 2014 by catholicsensibility

The Sacred Heart moderated the excess of Jansenism, as the Church lurched through the Tridentine period: 170. In the modern period devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus underwent new developments. At a time when Jansenism proclaimed the rigors of … Continue reading →

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