Category Archives: Commentary

When Cozy Trumps Courage

Posted on 28 September 2016 by

At the risk of entering into a Wonderland of vocabulary twisting, a few thoughts on what I find constitutes conservatives, liberals, and progressives. Liam described his current pastor in this comment. My observation was, “Hmm. Your pastor actually sounds very … Continue reading →

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Hands Off Hands Together

Posted on 26 September 2016 by

My facebook feed included a link to Deacon Greg’s mild takedown on holding hands at Mass. Another link was cited, with some limp-wristed reasoning: The practice of holding hands while praying the Our Father comes from the Protestant world. The … Continue reading →

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Persecution, Or Lack Thereof

Posted on 14 September 2016 by

I noticed Msgr Charles Pope’s commentary on religious persecution on his NCReg blog. I don’t know that his “stages” aren’t really more symptoms–they don’t seem to have a natural progression about them. When I first read them, it struck me … Continue reading →

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Corporate Disrespect

Posted on 4 September 2016 by

Wells Fargo was about the third or fourth company that held my Kansas City mortgage. If I still lived there, I’d have to explore some way of selling the debt to someone else. Or raising such a ruckus they’d give … Continue reading →

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A Day Of Opportunity

Posted on 12 August 2016 by

I was pleased to discover some weeks ago my parish is offering the same holy day schedule this coming Monday as it does for when such observances are obligatory. Compared to Sundays, the numbers will be small. I suppose that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Liturgy, Parish Life | 7 Comments

Five Questions, Plus

Posted on 10 August 2016 by

My friend Charles and I part company on the value we place on the Rorate Caeli site. I’ll end commentary on the source with that, but offer his five questions here: 1. Since the promulgation of the Pauline Missal (c.1970) … Continue reading →

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Culture of Complaint Surfaces

Posted on 12 July 2016 by

Anonymity is the best policy. Edward Pentin at NCReg: Such is the climate in much of today’s Church, one of the appeal’s chief organizers told the Register that most of the signatories prefer to remain publicly anonymous because they “fear … Continue reading →

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