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Monthly Archives: November 2009
de cura animarum
Relevant to our recent discussion on why ordination is impossible for women in the Church, Father Steele, who recently converted from Anglicanism, comments on Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ recent article: When we look at the Second Vatican Council … Continue reading
Advent, Leaving Nazareth
This is the final four weeks of my pregnancy, and I hope to share it entirely with Mary. She was as pregnant as I when she left Nazareth for Bethlehem. I imagine her riding a donkey, as I try to … Continue reading
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A Man Leaves His Father and Mother and Clings to His Bride
Okay, folks, this is it. I am now going to do my best to simply and briefly close my little series with the reason that the sacramental priesthood is for men. Here we go. For the sake of brevity, I … Continue reading
Winter’s Heart: Finally Something of Import Happens
I was complaining to my fellow fantasy-book reading friends that the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series had been bogged down since Book 4. Last night I finished Book 9, Winter’s Heart, and I was very pleasantly surprised that something … Continue reading
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Discontinuing of CCHD collection by five bishops
Discontinuing of CCHD collection by five bishops – The Curt Jester. Excellent news. Our parish’s collection was low-key: I think our parish priests probably knew that there was some bad stuff going on with this collection and so didn’t trumpet … Continue reading
A Second Problem with Arguments for Women as Priests
As promised, and just one day late, I am now going to highlight the false notion of the priesthood that often underlies arguments for women in the priesthood, that of priesthood as a career just like that of a butcher, … Continue reading
Grateful
As our wonderful young associate pastor reminded us in Mass this morning, “Lord, it would have been enough that you gave us the Law, but then you gave us Jesus. And, it would have been enough that you gave us … Continue reading
Man ‘Trapped in Coma’ for 23 Years Was Awake Whole Time
But, in actuality, he was trapped in his own body the whole time with no way of letting friends and family know he could hear every word they were saying. The 46-year-old, who can now tap out computerized messages and … Continue reading
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A Really Big Obama Fan
I saw this bumper sticker on a car in front of me driving into Walgreen’s today: I could only think, “Wow, someone created a bumper sticker for a President’s particular legislative agenda item, and then someone bought it…” In related … Continue reading
The First Problem with Arguments for Female Priests
As promised, here is the first in what will be a series of posts reflecting upon the male priesthood and analyzing the arguments of those who propose women as priests. I think it’s important to begin with the realization that … Continue reading
