Daily Archives: 10 February 2021

How Smart Is This?

Posted on 10 February 2021 by catholicsensibility

Some months after his passing, someone gets the better of Stephen Hawking in an “epic” tweet. This two-year-old summary appeared on one of my social media feeds today, and I had to wonder how smart or effective a tack this … Continue reading →

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Scripture for the Sick or Dying: Psalm 27:1, 4-5, 7-10

Posted on 10 February 2021 by catholicsensibility

The twenty-seventh psalm surfaces often in the Roman Rite. It is one of nine common psalms for Ordinary Time, a substitution option for a liturgy when the day’s assigned text gives no known  or better option for singing. One can … Continue reading →

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Fratelli Tutti 92: The Worth of a Human Life

Posted on 10 February 2021 by catholicsensibility

92. The spiritual stature of a person’s life is measured by love, which in the end remains “the criterion for the definitive decision about a human life’s worth or lack thereof”.[Deus Caritas Est 15]  Pope Benedict said it well. Christians … Continue reading →

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Looking Back

Posted on 10 February 2021 by catholicsensibility

Lengthened with pandemic and other delays, my old parish took nearly two years to complete a renovation. While some had hoped for Easter 2020, the eventual project end was slated for later last Spring. Last Saturday, they finally celebrated the … Continue reading →

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