Synod wrap-up of sorts

Given the sometimes intense debate that surfaced during the two-week synod, the final document is probably an honest reflection of where they stand — which is that for every bishop ready for daring change, there’s another worried about abandoning Catholic tradition.

(John Allen at Crux)  Even without preceding “intense debate,” I would hope that every bishop would be “worried about” abandoning the Church’s tradition even when enticed by “daring change.” But that’s just a starting point. Continue reading “Synod wrap-up of sorts” →

Sunday, 10/19/14

  1. What if few can understand?
  2. Exceeding the low standards of the desperate
  3. Creating growth on the cheap
  4. Help yourself
  5. The Synod’s allure
  6. Thoughts on a vacuous but mellifluous neologism
  7. The living faith of the Ancient Church

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Sunday, 9/21/14

  1. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, 1955 version
  2. A Kronstadt moment, I hope
  3. Just “Gay People of Irish Ancestry” – nothing more
  4. An excuse to exclude?
  5. Common Core Automatons
  6. Elect disabled self-taught hod-carriers!
  7. Cal State bans discernment

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