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Category Archives: Francis
Pope Francis on sin, the virtue of feeling shame, and confession
Pope Francis continues to talk about sin and confession. I have no idea if Francis’ little fervorini are going to wind up published in Acta Apostolicae Sedis, but they have some real meat. He is speaking more or less “a … Read More
Pope Francis: “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”
Dissenters and liberals are not going to like this. Today in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for his Name Day, the Feast of St. George. There is a transcript. Among the things the … Read More
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The unadorned, laceless, black clogs of the fisherman
Some time ago I wrote: Imagine being 76 with a flare up of sciatica and, on your election as Pope, being told, “Here, Your Holiness, change into these new shoes and then stand a long time while we greet you … Read More
Pope Francis: “Where there is calumny, there is Satan himself.”
Today, in his fervorino at Mass, Pope Francis again mentioned the Enemy of your soul, the Devil. He talks about the Devil frequently when speaking off the cuff. From the site of Vatican Radio with my emphases and comments: The Pope … Read More
Recent LCWR statements – context for the Holy See’s smackdown
Today the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith smacked down, hard, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. This is, as you may remember, the group of leaders of communities of women religious (not all the religious themselves, but the … Read More
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Francis, the G8, and reform of the Roman Curia – some musings
Over here I posted about the new G8 that Pope Francis will call together in October. They are supposedly to help with alterations to the constitution called Pastor bonus, that governs the Roman Curia. We all agree that reform of … Read More
Pope Francis convokes a “group” of Cardinals
One month into his pontificate, Pope Francis has done a few unusual things. Here is another. The G8. Pope Francis invited a group of cardinals to meet to help him, among other things it seems, revise John Paul II’s Apostolic … Read More
The Tablet inserts another extremist into the “foot washing” debate!
The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill) has printed a piece about the washing of women’s feet during the Holy Thursday Mass. Let’s see what this extremist has to say, with my emphases and comments. Priests should not wash women’s feet, says … Read More
Pope Francis again speak about the Devil in a sermon about gossip
Pope Francis speaks about the devil often – probably more often than any other pope in modern history. From News.va, part of what he said: Pope Francis further developed this reflection. “When we prefer to gossip, gossip about others, criticize … Read More
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Pope Francis and the cuillère à sauce individuelle and grand liturgy
Last night I watched a movie I haven’t seen in years from a brand new blu-ray disk (thanks CEF!) on the big hi-def screen: Babette’s Feast. This movie has it all. I can say “everything” now because it is the Pope’s … Read More
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