Daily Archives: 26 June 2024

2023 SIL Worksheet B 3.5: Strengthening the Synod, Suggestions for Prayer and Reflection 1-2

Posted on 26 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

We’re getting to the end of the SIL with “Suggestions for prayer and preparatory reflection.” 1) The synodal process introduces into the Church “a dynamism of communion which inspires all ecclesial decisions”[Francis, Address at the ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Potato Salad Remembrances

Posted on 26 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

I was reminiscing over lunch about my mother’s potato salad. My older brother tried to pry the recipe details out of her. She was always evasive about it with him. The only thing we ever got out of her was … Continue reading →

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Indulgentiarum Doctrina 8b: Why Indulgences?

Posted on 26 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

The aim pursued by ecclesiastical authority in granting indulgences is not only that of helping the faithful to expiate the punishment due sin but also that of urging them to perform works of piety, penitence and charity—particularly those which lead … Continue reading →

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Oratio Universalis 5: As Often As Possible

Posted on 26 June 2024 by catholicsensibility

One of the shortest sections in the document. Remember, this is a reappearance of a long-lost prayer tradition. In 1966, I could see the importance of the Universal Prayer being appended to all sorts of events. The Church urged whenever … Continue reading →

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