Daily Archives: 24 October 2015

Scheduling Confessions

In my new parish, ninety minutes of time with the confessor are offered Saturdays. Then there is an hour of time between the end of individual confessions and the start of Mass. That gap works for a priest who is … Continue reading

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Laudato Si 132: A Framework For Human Intervention

The encyclical letter Laudato Si is available here on the Vatican website. Back to plants and animals, a brief paragraph of three sentences and a quote from a saint: 132. This, then, is the correct framework for any reflection concerning … Continue reading

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Synod Wraps

Synod15 is more or less done. Father Louis Cameli has five suggestions for future efforts, and I like numbers 2 and 4. Moving the synod to a monastery or a place of retreat sounds about right to me. More theologians … Continue reading

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