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Tag Archives: Pastoral matters
Evangelical Catholicism and New Evangelism
I’m someone who likes to use words well, and being a translator, I have developed a sense for using language accurately and rationally. Words sometimes conventionally have emotional meanings that can seriously mislead – but are a part of our … Continue reading
Patriarchy and Patrimony
There is an interesting thread on the Anglican Diaspora forum – Patriarchy and Patrimony. Join the forum if you want to add anything. The subject is about episcopal oversight of clergy and Christian communities in extraordinary situations. The Roman Catholic … Continue reading
High Church and Humble Service – no Opposition
Not ‘High Church’ versus humility and service of the poor Humility and service of the poor and sound Catholic teaching, reverently celebrated liturgy and glorious ceremonial are not opposed, but can and are intended to go hand in hand. There’s … Continue reading
The Pastoral Side of Pope Francis
Over the last couple of days, I picked up on sole of the articles relating to the new Pope’s apparent insensitivity to what he termed as the “carnival”, referring to items of Papal dress revived since 2005 by Benedict XVI. … Continue reading
Tyranny of the Extroverts
I came across an article by this name. It is a notion I have seen implicit in many contexts, and not least in considering what kind of men are suitable for the priesthood. Well, I would say that a good … Continue reading
Priestly Training
There has been a certain amount of discussion in three blogs about the proper training of priests. Once we get rid of the red herring according to which the clergy of a “proper denomination” are properly trained and small minority … Continue reading
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If you want someone to come through a door, unlock it.
This is an idea I found in an article concerning the way churches and ushers deal with people who attend church infrequently. I won’t bother linking to the article, since I find it prosaic and dull. I don’t know whether … Continue reading
Facing a World without Christianity
I occasionally look at the blog of Fr Ray Blake, who is a Roman Catholic priest in Brighton. He bewails the increasing secularism in England through his entry of yesterday, Like the Monks of Egypt. I have very simple questions … Continue reading
The Affirmation of Saint Louis as a Hermeneutic Key
Sorry, hermeneutic key simply means something that enables us to interpret data, without which interpretation might be ambiguous or simply wrong. It’s a fancy term I only ever heard about in university, but it has become quite popular when it … Continue reading
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Liturgy and Maturity
I reproduce this text with some reservation as it comes from the Australian Catholica forum, situated in the radical progressive perspective. Yes, they are for the ordination of women and LGBT people, yes, just like ECUSA. I’m not endorsing or … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 