Monthly Archives: August 2015

Cinquant’anni Dopo 21-22: Rivalries and Critiques

Posted on 31 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

We conclude our examination of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s June 2015 essay for L’Osservatore Romano. In the previous paragraphs, he spoke of the need for unity. Here, he picks up on the mainstream/traditionalist divide: In this regard, it is necessary that … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si 78: Disposing of Myths

Posted on 31 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

The encyclical letter Laudato Si is available here on the Vatican website. 78. At the same time, Judeo-Christian thought demythologized nature. While continuing to admire its grandeur and immensity, it no longer saw nature as divine. In doing so, it … Continue reading →

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Open Thread on Favorable Interpretation

Posted on 30 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Long-time readers know one of my favorite Catechism sections is #2478: To avoid rash judgment, everyone should be careful to interpret insofar as possible his neighbor’s thoughts, words, and deeds in a favorable way: Every good Christian ought to be … Continue reading →

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The Arc From Canon Law To Astrophysics

Posted on 30 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Rocco whispered on the new rector at Mundelein Seminary. Chicago press release here. Until recently, it seemed one had to have a canon law degree to move upward in the Church. Father Kartje seems like a capable priest and spiritual … Continue reading →

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Cinquant’anni Dopo 19-20: Obedience and Unity

Posted on 30 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Cardinal Robert Sarah hopes for obedience and unity in his June 2015 essay for L’Osservatore Romano. But will people have the courage to follow the Council this far? Such an interpretation, illuminated by the faith, is fundamental however for evangelization. … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si 77: A Choice To Love

Posted on 30 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

The encyclical letter Laudato Si is available here on the Vatican website. The innovation of Judaism in the ancient world was the lasting recognition that creation is not a matter of an accidental production of a self-absorbed deity, but something … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf: Divine Renovation

Posted on 29 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

A staff colleague had an extra copy of Divine Renovation, so I’ve been taking the book to bed the past week. Fr James Mallon has a web site, a study guide, and even a conference to back up another variation … Continue reading →

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The Armchair Liturgist: eBooks at Mass

Posted on 29 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

With a side theme of the recent discussion at PrayTell about the Book of the Chair, I was surprised this topic never came up for the purple armchair: electronic books for Mass, Lectionary, Missal, and even music. What do you … Continue reading →

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Cinquant’anni Dopo 17-18: A Mystical Liturgy

Posted on 29 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

We continue our examination of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s June 2015 essay for L’Osservatore Romano. The liturgy is a fundamentally mystical, contemplative reality, and consequently beyond the reach of our human action; even our “participatio” is a grace from God. Therefore … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si 76: Nature and Creation

Posted on 29 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

The encyclical letter Laudato Si is available here on the Vatican website. Paragraphs 76 through 83 give us a reflection on “The Mystery of the Universe,” the title of section III of Chapter Two. To start with, Pope Francis offers … Continue reading →

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This Side of the Atlantic … I Wish

Posted on 28 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Friend and frequent commentator David sent me this image earlier this week. After getting the first goal of this week’s round of the Capital One Cup … and winning easily … they get the young miss’s favorite at home. In … Continue reading →

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The Armchair Liturgist: Scheduling Funerals

Posted on 28 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

At my last parish, when we had a rare funeral, daily Mass at noon would be “cancelled,” and people were invited to worship at 11am, 10:30, or the late morning time when we scheduled with the family and funeral home. … Continue reading →

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Cinquant’anni Dopo 16: Proper Attire

Posted on 28 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Cardinal Robert Sarah criticizes certain behaviors of lay ministers in June 2015 essay for L’Osservatore Romano. In this regard it is deplorable that the sanctuary in our churches is not a place strictly reserved for divine worship, that people enter … Continue reading →

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Laudato Si 75: Proper Places for God and People

Posted on 28 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

The encyclical letter Laudato Si is available here on the Vatican website. 75. A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable. That is how we end up worshipping earthly powers, or ourselves usurping the place of … Continue reading →

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Funeral Prayers

Posted on 27 August 2015 by catholicsensibility

Image credit. One complaint from hard-core Catholics on funerals is that in the last half-century, the liturgy has become rather mushy on the topic of the last things. Admittedly, homilists get the brunt of this criticism, like here. Other criticism, … Continue reading →

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