Daily Archives: 19 June 2024

2023 SIL Worksheet B 3.4: Groupings of Churches, Suggestions for Prayer and Reflection 3-5

Posted on 19 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

Suggestions for prayer and preparatory reflection 3) What elements of the ancient ecclesiastical order should be integrated and updated to make the Eastern Hierarchical Structures, Episcopal Conferences and Continental Assemblies effective instances of synodality and collegiality? History, research, etc.. 4) … Continue reading →

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USCCB on Trans Persons

Posted on 19 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

I noticed a piece at the NCReg that the US bishops are planning a Fall 2024 document on trans persons in religious life. Bishop Thomas Paprocki, head of the Canonical Affairs and Church Governance Committee, said several bishops have sought … Continue reading →

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Oratio Universalis, Introduction 1

Posted on 19 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

In early 1965, the Second Vatican Council was still in process when Oratio Universalis (in English, The Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful) was assembled as a provisional text. The council bishops used it in their 1965 session later … Continue reading →

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Indulgentiarum Doctrina 4: Comparing and Contrasting Adam and Jesus

Posted on 19 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

Chapter 2 begins with a short numbered paragraph. Here, a positive message of hope. Saint Augustine discerned that holiness can contribute in a community for the benefit of others, just as sin tears away at a group of people–not just … Continue reading →

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2023 SIL Worksheet B 3.4: Groupings of Churches, Suggestions for Prayer and Reflection 1-2

Posted on 19 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

Suggestions for prayer and preparatory reflection 1) The synodal dynamic of listening to the Spirit through listening to one another is the most practical and compelling way to translate episcopal collegiality into action in a fully synodal Church. Building on … Continue reading →

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