Daily Archives: 12 April 2015

Face of Mercy

Posted on 12 April 2015 by catholicsensibility

The introductory document for the Jubilee of Mercy is up here at the Vatican site. We will be devoting some time to this piece … eventually. I’m finding little time to write these days. Just in a cursory reading, a few … Continue reading →

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Humanae Vitae 4: Interpreting the Moral Law

Posted on 12 April 2015 by catholicsensibility

Humanae Vitae is online at the Vatican site, and the text highlighted below is © Copyright – Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Pope Paul acknowledges that church teaching prior to 1968 is now/was then insufficient to address the questions summarized in HV3. I … Continue reading →

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DPPL 272-273: Sacramentals

Posted on 12 April 2015 by catholicsensibility

These two sections are titled “Sacramentals,” but mainly we are concerned with blessings: 272. From earliest times, the Church is familiar with the practice of blessing people, places, food, and other objects. In our times, the custom of blessings presents some … Continue reading →

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