Daily Archives: 2 April 2020

Scripture for the Sick or Dying: Psalm 123:1-2

The CDWDS has released some readings for this time of pandemic. With many restrictions on the celebration of Mass, it would seem that most parishes will not take advantage of this. Many, including mine, scramble to offer a Sunday Mass. … Continue reading

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Missing My Anchor

I confess some bad days in pandemic-land. I’ve spent over thirty years tending to the worship life of my parish–forty if I count my experiences in college and young adulthood before I entered full-time service. The one Mass per week … Continue reading

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Querida Amazonia 68: Grace Supposes Culture

After citing St John Paul II in paragraph 67, Pope Francis moves from there to his own thoughts from Evangelii Gaudium: 68. Here I would reiterate what I stated about inculturation in the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, based on the … Continue reading

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