Ut scribantur sermones mei (Job 19:23). Contents reflect my opinion, although Church teaching happens to be my opinion as well. Wherever there appears to be conflict, defer to the Church.
28 May 2012
24 May 2012
Come To Terms
(1) The blog Bad Catholic is for adults only.
(2) Moreover, it's for rational, passionate, imperfect aficionados of cleverness only.
(3) Mix in a bowl the characteristics in line 2, and often you get blogs like BadCath (sounds like a medical procedure gone awry, ain't?)
(4) Notice in point the third that I did not include Catholics among the terms. If I read the combox, I suspect that not everyone who reads/appreciates BadCath is Cath. Or, for that matter, rational, passionate, imperfect, or witfond. But, duh--all the "world wide web of deceit" is a marketplace, and all the men and women merely customers and/or merchants, with each his own skill set and ill set.
(5) So, having ingested the statements above, click if you wick. The linked article is on the "Gay Marriage Debate," and contains numerous links that further illustrate the ideas therein. My take-away: it is crucially important to define terms; to discern precisely what, in any given statement, a person is talking about; to know that a person may not, in any given statement, be talking about what he thinks he's talking about; precision is not the enemy; knowledge must be at the service of humility and charity.
(2) Moreover, it's for rational, passionate, imperfect aficionados of cleverness only.
(3) Mix in a bowl the characteristics in line 2, and often you get blogs like BadCath (sounds like a medical procedure gone awry, ain't?)
(4) Notice in point the third that I did not include Catholics among the terms. If I read the combox, I suspect that not everyone who reads/appreciates BadCath is Cath. Or, for that matter, rational, passionate, imperfect, or witfond. But, duh--all the "world wide web of deceit" is a marketplace, and all the men and women merely customers and/or merchants, with each his own skill set and ill set.
(5) So, having ingested the statements above, click if you wick. The linked article is on the "Gay Marriage Debate," and contains numerous links that further illustrate the ideas therein. My take-away: it is crucially important to define terms; to discern precisely what, in any given statement, a person is talking about; to know that a person may not, in any given statement, be talking about what he thinks he's talking about; precision is not the enemy; knowledge must be at the service of humility and charity.
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| Word To Your Mother (Church) |
A Prescription with Unlimited Refills
The Most Reverend James F. Conley is the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Denver. In the article BISHOP CONLEY: Free to love-chastely he writes of Eve Tushnet, a guest speaker for a "Theology on Tap" session in his archdiocese. Tushnet spoke of three habits that have been helping her to live chastely amid same-sex attraction, namely (1) developing authentic friendships; (2) dedication to hospitality and service; and (3) real commitment to an active prayer life.
Call these three practices a prescription that will help to heal any disordered pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling.
p.r.n.
Call these three practices a prescription that will help to heal any disordered pattern of acting, thinking, and feeling.
p.r.n.
23 May 2012
Mass Appeal: Who is offering the True Sacrifice?
Margeaux’s Stand: Catholic Teen Defends Her Right to Attend Mass
"Religious Liberty" is not just a shibboleth for 2012; it is a fundamental concern for our time. So say our National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Somewhere our Holy Father has recently spoken on the subject, likely to American bishops on their visit ad limina apostolorum.
"Religious Liberty" is not just a shibboleth for 2012; it is a fundamental concern for our time. So say our National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Somewhere our Holy Father has recently spoken on the subject, likely to American bishops on their visit ad limina apostolorum.
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