Monthly Archives: December 2015

Rejoice, Rejoice, Christ is born of the Virgin Mary!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by gaudetetheology

This is a beautiful article about Lo How A Rose, which is one of my favorite Advent/Christmas carols. Most Christmas carols, and most of our popular music generally, exist for the rhythm or melody. Consider how much mileage “Angels We … Continue reading →

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Gaudete Sunday: Rejoice Greatly!

Posted on December 13, 2015 by gaudetetheology

Wishing you all a happy pink-candle Advent week on my blog’s name day, and reflecting on the incarnation of Zechariah’s text in joyful performances like this one. Rejoice!

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Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy

Posted on December 8, 2015 by gaudetetheology

In honor of today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception, which opens the Jubilee Year of Mercy, I thought I would do a close read of this traditional Catholic prayer, also known as the Salve Regina. If you only know the … Continue reading →

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Holy Doors

Posted on December 7, 2015 by gaudetetheology

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 will begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Popes have proclaimed a Jubilee Year from time to time since at least the fifteenth century. It’s inspired by the practice of Jubilee Years described in the Shared Scriptures, … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Resistance

Posted on December 4, 2015 by gaudetetheology

Sometimes the weight of the urgently important things in the world feels crushing. Terrorism, bombings, racism, war, refugees, xenophobia, hateful rhetoric, closed borders, trials, protests, police brutality, the list goes on and on. And I’m not writing about any of … Continue reading →

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