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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Frederic’s Folly
This day tripped up a young pirate and his love: I bound myself to serve the pirate captain Until I reached my one-and-twentieth birthday … Some countries have legal provisions for those born on Leap Day. Otherwise you’ll have to … Continue reading
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Camping Out
People from my last parish featured in this local news video bit. Sleeping on that concrete parking lot is a beast for the middle-aged, though. Can’t say I would want to roll out a sleeping bag on it. What’s that … Continue reading
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Looking At Misericordia: Intrepidness and Alertness
We continue with the acrostic reflection on “misericordia” Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. If you’ve been following, you’ll note that instead of just one word, he is giving some thought to related or contrasting principles. 11. … Continue reading
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From Anselm of Canterbury
A bit more than a third of the way through Lent, and perhaps it is time for some encouragement from the sainted Benedictine monk Anselm: O my God teach my heart where and how to seek you, where and how to … Continue reading
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Looking At Misericordia: Diligence and Attentiveness
We reach the tenth reflection Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. If you’ve been following, you’ll note that instead of just one word, he is giving some thought to two related or contrasting principles. 10. Diligence and … Continue reading
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The Armchair Liturgist: Sung Intercessions At Scrutinies
The occasional music director gets a request for something like this. We covered the scrutinies here years ago. Here is the discussion on the intercessions. The North American Forum promoted a deeper experience of these. These RCIA petitions are not … Continue reading
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Looking At Misericordia: Respectfulness and Humility
We continue looking at that acrostic reflection Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. Respect is a difficulty quality in modern culture. I note that both Left and Right lack in a general approach of respect. And more … Continue reading
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Reconciliation Lectionary: Psalm 95
My Catholic liturgy peeps know that the 95th Psalm is one of the nine common psalms for the Ordinary Time Lectionary for Mass. People familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours pray it daily in the Invitatory. You RCIA geeks will … Continue reading
Looking At Misericordia: Honesty and Maturity
We continue looking at that acrostic reflection Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. If you’ve been following, you’ll note that instead of just one word, he is giving some thought to related or contrasting principles. Today, two … Continue reading
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Some ‘Splaining
On fb, my friend Joyce referenced this Amy Welborn essay, “Against Popesplaining.” If you go, warning: it’s long. I was struck by the liturgical bit referencing: … a Vatican website that used to feature the liturgical season on its splash page, … Continue reading
Cookies and Lawyers
My fb feed had this link from St Louis referencing this letter. My sense is that it’s imprudent for a number of reasons, and not just because I like that box of thin mints in my freezer. A few years … Continue reading
Looking At Misericordia: Charity and Truth
We continue looking at that acrostic reflection Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. C is for “charity.” And a bit more. 7. Charity and truth: two inseparable virtues of the Christian life, “speaking the truth in charity … Continue reading
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The Armchair Liturgist: Litany of Saints
How often does your parish sing the Litany of the Saints? Easter Vigil, check, because everybody does it and you did it for the last sixty years. Baptisms outside of Mass, but anybody ever do it when an infant is … Continue reading
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Looking At Misericordia: Innocuousness and Determination
We continue looking at that acrostic reflection Pope Francis gave in his address to the curia last December. If you’ve been following, you’ll note that instead of just one word, he is giving some thought to related or contrasting principles. Today, a … Continue reading
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Catholic Sensibility 
Rites For the Assisted
RNS linked this interview with Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa. While I can appreciate the passion and frustration of a pastor dealing with people who are dying, a few cautions surfaced for me. One was liturgical: (A person who requests … Continue reading →