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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Aparecida 199-200: Priests As Disciples, Missionaries, Servants
A summary of the three aspects of ministry expected of clergy: 199. The People of God feel the need for disciple-priests: those who have a deep experience of God, are configured to the heart of the Good Shepherd, docile to … Continue reading
Music In The Rite of Marriage: SttL 219-224
Nine numbered sections in Sing To The Lord detail the thoughts and directives of the US bishops on liturgical music for weddings. Let’s look at the last six of these and the advice given by the US bishops. Paragraph 219 advises dioceses … Continue reading
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Aparecida 197-198: Other Challenges and the Response to Them
The bishops recognize that some challenges to their priests come from within the structures of the Church itself: 197. Other challenges are of a structural nature, such as the existence of parishes that are too large and make it … Continue reading
Aparecida 196: Priestly Celibacy
So many of us wring our hands over sex. We fret about the sexuality of others. We worry about our own expressions of it. We know there are times in a person’s life when abstention is objectively best. Yet even … Continue reading
VNO 7: For The Priest Himself
Those following this series and with long memories of the last post recall the sixth VNO Mass is offered for priests, plural. The seventh gives three complete options for “the priest himself.” I’m thinking a priest’s anniversary (as option C presupposes), or … Continue reading
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Aparecida 195: Spiritual Life of Priests
An expansive project: the spiritual life of the clergy. The bishops touch on a number of important aspects: 195. The third challenge has to do with vital and affective aspects, celibacy, and an intense spiritual life grounded in pastoral charity, … Continue reading
Aparecida 194: Priestly Ministry Inserted in Contemporary Culture
Forming priests is part of the answer, according to the Aparecida bishops, to the challenge of contemporary culture. If anything the indulgence for social media has deepened in the past decade. So, what is the goal of this formation? To … Continue reading
So, Star Trek
CBS has weathered a lot of obstacles, mostly self-inflicted, to bring the latest iteration of Star Trek to the small screen. There was one huge positive in last night’s episode. The visuals were at least as good as the recent … Continue reading
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Aparecida 192-193: Challenges For The Priest
The bishops praised those who attended to the spiritual life in their priesthood. They identify three main challenges in paragraph 192: 192. A glance at our actual moment shows us situations that affect and challenge the life and ministry of … Continue reading
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Aparecida 191: Identity and Mission of Priests
Paragraphs 191 through 204 will take a more in-depth look at Holy Orders. Subtitle here: Priests, missionary disciples of Jesus Good Shepherd. Let’s first read what their bishops have to say about the “(i)dentity and mission of priests” in Latin … Continue reading
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Aparecida 190: Retired Bishops
Today, a brief paragraph to remind all of us that despite retirement, one does not withdraw from active service as a disciple of the Lord Jesus: 190. The whole people of God should be grateful to retired bishops, who as … Continue reading
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Aparecida 188-189: Bishops As Leaders of Communion
It is not easy to be the father of Luke 15, waiting for the return of the lost, maintaining the household of the just. Or those who think they are just. St John Paul’s counsel: the Church is both a … Continue reading
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Music In The Rite of Marriage: SttL 216-218
Nine numbered sections in Sing To The Lord detail the thoughts and directives of the US bishops on liturgical music for weddings. As a pastoral musician I can tell you planning with engaged couples is a significant component of our service to the … Continue reading
Aparecida 186-187: Bishops As Missionary Disciples
Paragraphs 186 through 190 address the matter of “Bishops, missionary disciples of Jesus High Priest.” The Vatican II document on the ministry of bishops is cited: 186. As successors of the apostles, together with the Supreme Pontiff and under his … Continue reading
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Catholic Sensibility 
Third Law
Newton’s Third Law governs our universe where objects and forces are involved. In the realm of human social interaction, people have yet to be quantified to the extent Asimov’s fictional psychohistory suggests, but there is often a result from the … Continue reading →