Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Golden Rule
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I used to think that the Golden Rule was peculiar to the Bible. Jesus taught in the sermon on the mount: "Do unto others as you would h...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Age of the Laity
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At the beginning of the twentieth century Pope Pius X wrote an encyclical letter deploring the decision of the French government to withdraw...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Belief or Faith?
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We ought to ask ourselves whether the focus of our religion is belief or faith. The two differ. Belief could be described as acceptance...
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Praying What We Believe
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There is a principle in theology which holds that the way we pray is the way we believe -- or lex orandi, lex credendi to be more precise. ...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Re-ordering the Sacraments
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The custom at Sacred Heart Church when I was first named pastor there in 1990 was to offer Confirmation to young people when they were i...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
If John XXIII Had Lived
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I wonder what the Church would be like today if Pope John XXIII had lived for all four years of the Second Vatican Council. The Council me...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Celebrating Vatican II
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Not everyone in the Catholic world is eager to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Writing from Rom...
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