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Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Armchair Liturgist: Cuing Passion Responses
PrayTell is discussing the theoretical role for the assembly in the Passion narratives of Palm Sunday and Good Friday. That’s explored territory on this blog. Liam offered a significant contribution, though: What happens when the assembly is given a “part” … Continue reading
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DPPL 259: Modern Aversion to Death
Modern society fears and avoids death–we all know it. 259. “Hiding death and its signs” is widespread in contemporary society and prone to the difficulties arising from doctrinal and pastoral error. My sense is that human emotion overrules what religion … Continue reading
DPPL 258: Matters to Avoid Concerning Death
Five aspects to avoid: 258. In matters relating to doctrine, the following are to be avoided: • the invocation of the dead in practices involving divination; • the interpretation or attribution of imaginary effects to dreams relating to the dead, … Continue reading
DPPL 257: The Paschal Meaning of Death
What does death mean? How do pastoral ministers work with and serve people in grief and pain? 257. It is always necessary to ensure that popular piety is inspired by the principles of the Christian faith. Thus, they should be made … Continue reading
Lenten Reflections: No Secrets, and a Mission
Tomorrow, we get a second pause in a long liturgical season of purple. Nine months before Christmas, we start a countdown to the Nativity, and if your parish is on the ball, you might even get to sing the Gloria. … Continue reading
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Tagged Annunciation, discipleship
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DPPL 256: The Memorial of the Dead in Popular Piety
Praying for the dead is always good: 256. As with the Liturgy, popular piety pays particular attention to the memory of the dead and carefully raises up to God prayers in suffrage for them. The Church reminds us that we … Continue reading
The Conflicts of Columbus
Max cited Christopher Columbus, and I can’t pass up an opportunity to set the record straight on science, exploration, and Christianity. As for Columbus – there were many sailors just before his era who were beginning to venture further out … Continue reading
Reconciliation Lectionary: Deuteronomy 9:7-19
The ninth chapter of Deuteronomy presents us with a turning-point moment in the history of Israel, and in the whole history of Judeo-Christian faith. Would God have replaced Abraham as the father of a nation, and put Moses in his … Continue reading
DPPL 255: Mass and Office for the Dead
Let’s discuss “Other Suffrage,” and what falls under that heading in DPPL 255: 255. The Church offers the sacrifice of the Holy Eucharist for the dead not only on the occasion of their funerals, but also on the third, seventh, … Continue reading
Lenten Reflection: God’s Voice
Eavesdropping on a divine conversation in Sunday’s gospel reading: Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.” The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder; but others said, “An angel has … Continue reading
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DPPL 254: Burial and Cremation
Cremation is now permitted, but the Church reminds us of the imagery involved with the burial of a body: 254. Christian piety has always regarded burial as the model for the faithful to follow since it clearly displays how death … Continue reading
Talking Past
While I no longer comment on other sites, I do follow the occasional thread of interest. dotCommonweal has close to forty comments following Grant Gallicho’s piece on Cardinal O’Brien. I was struck by this exchange today between Bernard Dauenhauer and … Continue reading
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Tagged cover-up scandal, restorative justice
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How Much Use for the 1998 Missal?
I noticed on PrayTell some discussion about the 1998 Sacramentary centering on how much it gets used. I think some churchfolk would be surprised at how much it is utilized. As a resource containing prayers, I will freely admit I’ve … Continue reading
Catholic Sensibility 
Contrition and Delay
A number of years ago I was on retreat, and the monastery provided Penance form II–not for retreatants (there were only 2 or 3 of us on site), but as a matter of course for the monastic community. We lay … Continue reading →