Seamus, your visit from Liz (Parish Sister) made me wonder if all visitors bring gifts.
I hid all my breakable electronics under the bed before his arrival. The door blew open and there he stood, a r
It does look like the Youcat is educating Catholic youth in the narrowest possible ideas of sin, redemption, atonement. This conduces to a masochistic groveling over sexual "sins." I watched the 1968
"And no mention whatever in YouCat of Jesus’ rejection of violence."
Mea Culpa. YouCat does indeed cover Jesus' rejection of violence - in Article 397. The problem is that YouCat does not connect
Key Message:
Mamma Mary is mother of God and also mother of us!!
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Testimony: Friend1 : Why are you so close to Mamma Mary always? Friend 2: Because even when
“We hold the pearl of great price – and there is a huge hunger out there for what we have. And people need the faith, they need the treasure that we have … but somehow we are finding it difficu
In a review of the Oxford Handbook of Vatican II, published today, I said this: "Reading Silvia Scatena’s account of the debates on religious freedom, one may recover the excitement they generated,
That's truly affecting, M G-B.
A disabled friend in Moldova sent me an icon of the Madonna years ago - in delicate needlepoint. A little research tells me it is in the Theotokos Eleousa tradition,
I just call Mary a friend.
It was at the Garden Centre that the unexpected happened. I glanced sideways and there in a neglected section of the yard was a statue of Mary. It looked so abandoned peek
Joe, I don't really have a neat answer to your question: what you mention are undoubtedly some of the factors behind the resistance I have experienced.
That resistance has been painful, harrowing eve
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December 29 2025Seamus, your visit from Liz (Parish Sister) made me wonder if all visitors bring gifts. I hid all my breakable electronics under the bed before his arrival. The door blew open and there he stood, a r
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December 29 2025It does look like the Youcat is educating Catholic youth in the narrowest possible ideas of sin, redemption, atonement. This conduces to a masochistic groveling over sexual "sins." I watched the 1968
Seán Ó Conaill: Dignitatis Humanae, Theology and History
December 29 2025"And no mention whatever in YouCat of Jesus’ rejection of violence." Mea Culpa. YouCat does indeed cover Jesus' rejection of violence - in Article 397. The problem is that YouCat does not connect
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Seán Ó Conaill: Dignitatis Humanae, Theology and History
December 29 2025“We hold the pearl of great price – and there is a huge hunger out there for what we have. And people need the faith, they need the treasure that we have … but somehow we are finding it difficu
Seán Ó Conaill: Dignitatis Humanae, Theology and History
December 29 2025In a review of the Oxford Handbook of Vatican II, published today, I said this: "Reading Silvia Scatena’s account of the debates on religious freedom, one may recover the excitement they generated,
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November 4 2025That's truly affecting, M G-B. A disabled friend in Moldova sent me an icon of the Madonna years ago - in delicate needlepoint. A little research tells me it is in the Theotokos Eleousa tradition,
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November 4 2025"I just call Mary a friend". Thank you M G-B for sharing this. Blessings for the new year.
Doctrinal Note on Marian titles: Mother of the faithful, not Co-redemptrix
November 4 2025I just call Mary a friend. It was at the Garden Centre that the unexpected happened. I glanced sideways and there in a neglected section of the yard was a statue of Mary. It looked so abandoned peek
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December 20 2025Joe, I don't really have a neat answer to your question: what you mention are undoubtedly some of the factors behind the resistance I have experienced. That resistance has been painful, harrowing eve
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