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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: Collect (1)
EXCERPT:
Some Protestants are under the false impression that Catholics think we can earn our way to heaven by our own good works. We believe, that our good works always have their origin in God. But we believe that they are truly our works as well, and that they merit the reward of God’s promises. Whenever we find a reference to works in these prayers, we should keep in mind always the Catholic understanding of good works.
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Young Priest, Old Priest
Via the Rome Report, an interesting article by Tim Drake from the National Catholic Register on the difficulties faced by newly ordained priests. As a friend of many young priests from different parts of the world, the tensions Drake points … Read More
Tip of the tricorno to Laudator temporis acti – o{]:¬)
One of my compaisani has a marvelous blog called Laudator temporis acti (“One who praises times gone by”). He has a stupenous post on “happiness” and “macarism” which, though dense, is worth the effort. Read More
Winter sunset in Rome
A winter sunset in Rome. In the close-foreground on the left is part of the P.za. Navona and on the right part of the P.za delle Cinque Lune. (I have always thought that ought to be part of a murder … Read More
Post Communionem for the 1st Week in Ordinary Time
This would be a good question for your Latin students.: Quaeritur – There are four instances of the ending -is: How are they different/similar? Read More
Sorry about this, folks
“I’m a Satanist who doesn’t hate Jesus,†Sharkey told Reuters. “I just hate God the Father.†Read More
Discourse on divorce in Ecorse, of course
I went to do an annulment talk last night at a parish in a little town downriver called Ecorse. Unfortunately, no one showed up. I waited for 15-20 minutes, until the pastor came in, apologized – they had promoted the … Read More
Super Oblata of the 1st Week of Ordinary Time
Ambiguity abounds. The trick in this prayer is the verb refero. It means an avalance of things revolving around the idea of giving something back. Read More
Bloody Memorial
In the Piazza of St. Peter there is a single porphyry cobble stone among the many thousands of black basalt. It marks the spot where the Pope bled when Agca shot him. Read More
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