Daily Archives: 22 November 2023

GNLY: Motu Proprio IIb: Adding and Removing Saint Days

Posted on 22 November 2023 by catholicsensibility

Pope Paul VI’s apostolic letter does its best to explain why some saints were “cancelled.” It was never a matter of omitting people with question marks about their existence. Indeed, so many saint stories are not only rooted deep in … Continue reading →

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Christifidelis Laici 19b: Defining Communion

Posted on 22 November 2023 by catholicsensibility

Today, more on Vatican II and the Ecclesiology of Communion. Before we go much further, perhaps we should define communion. Pope John Paul II asserts it depends on the context. He is correct: On the day after the conclusion of the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Eve

Posted on 22 November 2023 by catholicsensibility

We fielded a phone call at the parish office yesterday and another this morning. Did we have a Wednesday night Mass for the holiday? Not in my current parish, and not for the last several parishes–a few decades for me. … Continue reading →

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