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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Viganò Bombs The Church
Whispered here, and already in the fringe and conservative pajama news outlets online, a memo from the former nuncio (2011-2016) to the US, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò. I read through the memo, and there’s some significant dirt on people. There are … Continue reading
GeE 147: In Constant Prayer
Let’s begin a theme that will capture our attention for this paragraph and ten that follow. Where does Pope Francis suggest we be? In Constant Prayer. Let’s begin: 147. Finally, though it may seem obvious, we should remember that holiness consists … Continue reading
Aparecida 521-522: Working Across A Continent
Obstacles today are huge. Our hope swells when we can work together across most distant locations to put plans into action. The bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean recognize a continent-wide effort is needed in many places: 521. The … Continue reading
Trent: Maybe Not Bad, But Long Outdated
It’s easy to point out the problems of other people. Suggesting reform for another group is far easier than the difficult work of self-examination, contrition, and personal renewal. Professor Massimo Faggioli has a bead on the current eruption of a … Continue reading
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GeE 146: Jesus’ Prayer For Unity
A society urges us to lust, to consume, and not to consider bonding with others, binding ourselves together for noble and virtuous purposes: 146. Contrary to the growing consumerist individualism that tends to isolate us in a quest for well-being … Continue reading
Aparecida 520: At The Service of Unity and Fraternity
Section 7 of chapter ten will explore the Church At The Service Of The Unity And Fraternity Of Our People. The pope emeritus shares an important hope. The melting pot is a useful symbol at times, a myth at others. … Continue reading
GeE 145: More Little Details
The youngest Doctor of the Church gives good advice, if we have difficulty tracking Jesus’ sheep, coin, wine, or cooked fish breakfasts: 145. A community that cherishes the little details of love,* whose members care for one another and create … Continue reading
Aparecida 519: Serve Those In Cities, But Don’t Neglect People Elsewhere
Most people live in cities and surrounding communities today. But not all, therefore … 519. None of the foregoing reduces the importance, however, of a renewed rural ministry to strengthen people in the countryside and their economic and social development, … Continue reading
But, But, But
I commented online recently that perhaps bishops could forego some elements of clerical or liturgical dress: put pectoral crosses under their shirt, wear a black yarmulke, use a crozier only for diocesan or cathedral events, and only then a simple … Continue reading
GeE 144: Attention To Detail
144. Let us not forget that Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention to details. The little detail that wine was running out at a party. The little detail that one sheep was missing. The little detail of noticing the … Continue reading
Aparecida 518no: Pastoral Agents, Present and Future
The last two of fifteen proposed developments for pastoral agents in the city: 518. So that the inhabitants of cities and their outskirts, both believers and non-believers, can find fullness of life in Christ, we feel the need that pastoral … Continue reading
GeE 143: The Holiness of Ordinary Life
Picking up on spiritual experiences written of in paragraph 142, Pope Francis suggests that holiness is to be found in ordinary life. I suspect the spiritual long game played by monastics would back that up. 143. Such experiences, however, are … Continue reading
Aparecida 518lm: Beauty And Other Ways To Serve
Today 518. So that the inhabitants of cities and their outskirts, both believers and non-believers, can find fullness of life in Christ, we feel the need that pastoral agents, as disciples and missionaries, must to strive to develop: l) A … Continue reading
GeE 142: Places For Spiritual Experiences
Pope John Paul II offers the first thought on this: 142. Each community is called to create a “God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the risen Lord”. [Vita Consecrata 42] Scripture and sacraments help us toward … Continue reading
Catholic Sensibility 
On Irish Baptism
I saw this msn piece on the confluence of baptism, state-sponsored Catholic schools, and parents looking out for their kids. It’s a curious thing for an American to read. State-sponsored Catholic schools prioritizing baptized children for admission and the “lies” … Continue reading →