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Category Archives: Commentary
Marked Safe From Eclipse Conspiracies
I saw a few links this morning with Annie Dillard’s commentary: A partial eclipse is very interesting. It bears almost no relation to a total eclipse. Seeing a partial eclipse bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as … Continue reading
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Atmosphere of Fear
When I see the term “atmosphere of fear,” I think of planets like this one. Bad weather there is not water washing things clean, but molten sand. I would be afraid of exploring Wasp-107b, even in a sturdy spacesuit. I … Continue reading
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The Smirk, Again
I see the Supremes have declined to wade into an old battleground in the culturewar. That decision leaves in place a lower court’s dismissal of a massive libel lawsuit filed by Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media … Continue reading
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An F in Prudence
As I was reading about this excommunication incident and the history behind it, I had to marvel (and not in a good way) at how it has played out over the past few years. As it was up to 2021. … Continue reading
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Leaving, Staying, and In Between
New frequent commenter Dennis addresses the issue of some Catholics: What confuses and perturbs me are Catholics who wish to make the Church in the image of progressive Protestantism. Remaking the Church? This would be a stretch in most cases. … Continue reading
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Paschal Mystery, AWOL
Liam alerted me to this Commonweal piece by Rita Ferrone. In it, she wonders about the lack of reference to the Paschal Mystery in the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival. When the American bishops produced their multi-year plan for a National Eucharistic … Continue reading
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Danger, Danger!
The struggle against sexism and misogyny is dangerous, the CNA staff says. Personally, I think the modernism of pronouns is a dismay, but then again, I wondered about that point as a ninth-grade Latin student. From the piece: In the … Continue reading
More on Demos 2.0, Be They He, She, Or They
So, there are advantages and disadvantages to being an anonymous voice. In the former category, a person can say whatever she or he likes without direct criticism from a spouse or other loved ones, a boss or other coworkers, and … Continue reading
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An 11th Anniversary, A 12th Year
Has it really been eleven years? What a surprise back then. A Jesuit. A Western Hemisphere, Third World pope. A name never before used. Seems like it’s an occasion to bring out the pundits. Demos 2.0 (I decline to use … Continue reading
DST: People Off?
Maybe it’s just getting older, but the shift to CDT today seemed a little more onerous than usual. I usually wake between 6 and 7 normal time, so beating my 7:05 alarm (just in case) by a few minutes wasn’t … Continue reading
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What of Demos II?
A blistering critique of Demos II went up yesterday at Where Peter Is. Aside from violations of Church law regarding the influencing of papal elections, there’s much to question. The author says they are a cardinal, but we have no … Continue reading
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Poorer Church
A very difficult day on the news front. A former pastor has died. Last year’s cancer seemed to be in remission, but a new outbreak sent him to hospice weeks after a diagnosis. That was sad enough. My wife and … Continue reading
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CM: Win Some, Lose Some
It’s been an up and down week for Church Militant, the media organization–not the earthly designation of the Body of Christ. Winning a $275k judgment against Baltimore, and losing $500k in a defamation lawsuit. Plus having to pen an apology–something … Continue reading
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Warm
A friend of a friend in social media commenting today: Just bizarre weather. Not really. As my wife was watching the weather segment on local news, the temp inched up another degree to break a tie with the previous record … Continue reading
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Catholic Sensibility 
On Protesting
I heard on radio news tonight that NYPD was sent in to end the occupation of that Columbia University building. BBC has it up too. I’m not sure university administrators have quite the right approach calling in police. Encampments on … Continue reading →