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Thoughts on sacramental preparation in the Catholic Church today
@VictoriaGaile I would love to read your thoughts on anything related but esp things like homework for 1st communion but not for marriage? — Rae (@VitaCatholic) September 25, 2016 Note: some of what I’ve written here is based on my … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church history
Tagged marriage, rcia, religious education, sacrament, vatican 2
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Reflecting on the (Altar) Rail: Catholic communicants and the changes of Vatican II
I had an interesting conversation on Twitter the other day during which the topic of the communion rail came up. James wondered why Catholics eliminated the communion rail when it was “non-controversial” among Lutherans and Episcopalians. I claim no particular … Continue reading
Talents, Bishops, and the Signs of the Times
I was very surprised at mass today when the presider said “The Gospel of the Lord” after only the first of the three servants, the one who doubled his five talents, had been rewarded. Turns out that’s a legit shorter … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Lectionary reflection
Tagged mt 25, Prv 31, tradition, vatican 2
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Synod 2014: Ecclesiology, Authority, Trust, and Fear as an Occasion of Sin
This portion of Francis’ opening remarks to the synod on the family instantly captured my attention: “I therefore ask you, please, have these attitudes of brothers in the Lord: speak with boldness and listen with humility. And do so with … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology
Tagged authority, bishops, humanae vitae, occasion of sin, pope, synod14, vatican 2
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So Much Internet: So Much Catholic Stuff! edition
With the Extraordinary Synod on the Family happening last week and this week in Rome, there has been so much stuff circulating that I’ve wanted to write about, but either haven’t had time or felt writing on Ferguson was more … Continue reading
“The Different Pace of Renewal”: Powerful Insight from Sr. Dr. Elizabeth Johnson
One of the significant events in the Catholic world this past month was the annual meeting of the LCWR (Leadership Council of Women Religious): the leadership body of vowed women religious (sisters, nuns) in the US. This year, they bestowed … Continue reading
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Tagged curia, elizabeth johnson, lcwr, mimetic, vatican 2
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Pride, Ecumenism, Contraception, and Divorce
There is often a disturbing element of ecclesial pride, even arrogance, in magisterial discussions of the moral and ethical (and usually gender, sexual, and reproductive) issues over which the Roman Catholic church increasingly finds itself differing from other Christian traditions. … Continue reading
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Tagged contraception, divorce, marriage, peter, vatican 2
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The Encyclical Crisis Then (and Now)
Commonweal Magazine selects various stories from past issues to post on its website, and this month they’ve included theologian Fr. Bernard Häring‘s response to Humanae Vitae, the 1968 papal encyclical that banned artificial contraception. In many ways, as I’ve written … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, cdf, conscience, contraception, häring, humanae vitae, vatican 2
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Collect for today
Almighty and eternal God, who in the Pope, Blessed John XXIII, gave to the whole world the shining example of a good shepherd, grant that, through his intercession, we may with joy spread abroad the fullness of Christian charity. Through … Continue reading
Papal Interview: “Disjointed Multitude of Doctrines”
In the excerpts of the papal interview I’ve been seeing, this one leaped out at me (emphasis mine): The dogmatic and moral teachings of the church are not all equivalent. The church’s pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission … Continue reading
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