Daily Archives: 14 October 2021

Satisfaction at Work, Pandemic Era

Posted on 14 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

Who could have imagined that bossy people like work a lot more than the bossed? I wonder about church employees. In my current parish, we have seven people rotate half to full days as receptionists at the church office. The … Continue reading →

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The Armchair Liturgist: Special Observance On A Sunday

Posted on 14 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

A few special observances can bump a green or a Christmas Sunday (yes, even Holy Family Sunday) from the liturgical calendar. We spoke of those in the series on Masses for Various Needs and Occasions. A local bishop can also … Continue reading →

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Diocese of Rome Synod Address, Part 11, A Mass of Leavened Dough

Posted on 14 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

Another good image from the brain of Pope Francis:  You see, then, how our Tradition is like a mass of leavened dough; we can see it growing and in that growth is communion: journeying together brings about true communion. Here … Continue reading →

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Via Pulchritudinis: The Luminous Beauty of Christ, Part 2

Posted on 14 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

We continue with the Pontifical Council for Culture’s reflection on The Luminous Beauty of Christ and its Reflection in Christian Holiness. It may be predictable a curial entity would look to a church subculture close to its circle of friends: This … Continue reading →

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Reconciliatio et Paenitentia 8: The Reconciling Church, Part 1

Posted on 14 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

Section 8 of this apostolif exhortation is devoted to a brief study of The Reconciling Church. Pope John Paul II first looks to the teaching of one of the great Doctors of the Church, his fifth century predecessor in the … Continue reading →

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