Daily Archives: 17 October 2021

A Trash Bin

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

I think American football is in a downward spiral in many ways. As much as I admire players engaged in their communities, especially those protesting racial injustice especially in the face of white Republican owners, there are incidents like this … Continue reading →

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The Kid Who Would Be King

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

A very good family film. It blends a once and future king and his allies, plus Merlin, a battle against Morgana with a modern day setting starting with a British school among students and moving across the countryside to Cornwall … Continue reading →

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Deathbed Sacraments And Other Honors

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

Paul Inwood at PrayTell asks how we understand ministry. He cites a possible problem with an ordination of a man on his deathbed. This doesn’t strike me as a hill I’d want to get injured on, let alone die. Bishops … Continue reading →

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Diocese of Rome Synod Address, Part 14, More of the Sense

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

In last month’s address to his diocese, Pope Francis elaborates on sensus fidei. First, we aren’t talking about a debate followed by voting. It is a human process, and in many ways a political one, in the sense of people … Continue reading →

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Via Pulchritudinis: Beauty in the Liturgy, Part 3

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

Let’s continue with more reflections on Beauty in the Liturgy. An experience more recent than the glory of the Hagia Sophia … The French writer Paul Claudel allured to the internal force of the liturgy in witnessing to his conversion during the … Continue reading →

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Reconciliatio et Paenitentia 9: The Reconciled Church, Part 1

Posted on 17 October 2021 by catholicsensibility

The Reconciled Church, what are we to make of this term? A pastor I once knew, now deceased, spoke often of ministers who must be willing to do themselves what they ask of their people, especially newcomers in RCIA. I can … Continue reading →

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