Starbucks faced consumer pushback a few years back when, in the name of “inclusivity,” it started featuring red and green coffee cups in December while scrupulously omitting the word “Christmas.” Sometimes the cups added “Happy […]
Our Lenten trek with the saints invoked in the old Confiteor includes “the holy Apostles, Peter and Paul.” Last week we considered Peter; this week, we look at Paul. Like Peter, Paul had a checkered […]
This week’s Lenten focus on conversion and the old Confiteor takes us to “the holy Apostles, Peter and Paul.” I always liked the description an Australian priest friend once applied to them: they were “two […]
As we examine the saints whom the old Confiteor invoked in acknowledging our sinfulness, we come to St. John the Baptist. He’s the first in the list who is both completely human and a sinner. […]
Our Lenten focus on conversion and the old Confiteor takes us this week to “blessed Michael, the Archangel.” The Bible speaks of three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael is always prominently featured as at […]
The term “hermeneutic”, like “consubstantial” and “immaculate”, proves that Catholics are good with polysyllabic words. A “hermeneutic” is a principle of interpretation or approach to understanding. “Hermeneutic” became common in Church circles during Benedict XVI’s […]
As we focus on Lent and conversion, we are called to admit we are sinners. In the old Confiteor, right after acknowledging our sins to God, we do so “to blessed Mary, ever Virgin.” It […]
Lent is a time especially focused on conversion, on turning from sin and turning to God. Conversion, on the other hand, is not limited to one time or season. It is the ongoing work of […]
Pope Francis’s “Letter to the Bishops of the United States of America”, released yesterday, raises certain questions for me. I enumerate them here. The Letter’s fourth section is, in many ways, the heart of the […]
There’s a new slogan percolating in the Vatican: “teologia rapida.” Jesuit priest and author Antonio Spadaro, who is undersecretary for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education and the former editor-in-chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, […]
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