Daily Archives: 28 May 2024

Spes Non Confundit 13: Migrants

Posted on 28 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

Pope Francis probably sent shudders through the right side of US Catholicism with his 60 Minutes comments on migrants. Migration is something that makes a country grow. [He also criticized efforts by the state of Texas to shut down a … Continue reading →

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I Am Like a Slip of Comet

Posted on 28 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

I post too infrequently on astronomy. The image above is the 1997 Hale-Bopp (credit: By E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria (http://www.sternwarte.at) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6756556) I was recently introduced to this work of the famous … Continue reading →

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When Retraction Isn’t Good Enough

Posted on 28 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

More drama on the Commonweal/Word on Fire dust-up. This NCRep opinion piece describes an interesting response from Bishop Barron’s organization to a media retraction. Remember that Massimo Faggioli’s faint association of Word on Fire with trumpism was met with a request … Continue reading →

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Dignitas Infinita 48: Surrogacy

Posted on 28 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

Surrogacy 48. The Church also takes a stand against the practice of surrogacy, through which the immensely worthy child becomes a mere object. This would be understating and misunderstanding the human impulse to have a child. Regular readers here will … Continue reading →

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Spes Non Confundit 12: Young People

Posted on 28 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

12. Signs of hope are also needed by those who are the very embodiment of hope, namely, the young. Sadly, they often see their dreams and aspirations frustrated. Young people across all races, ethnic groups, and economic status can feel … Continue reading →

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