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Row, row, row your boat, gently down the nave... <volume up="">
Glad that I avoided that oar-deal!
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$500: Cardinal Zen Found Guilty
The CCP wants to hold the charges over his head. They didn't dismiss the charges, just haven't chosen to prosecute yet.
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Presbyterians and Episcopalians have a higher marriage rate than Catholics
Doubtful. In order to get the reported rate difference in the stats, there would have to be on the order of 10000 occurrences, which is really hard to...bury. 
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Presbyterians and Episcopalians have a higher marriage rate than Catholics
Also, of all the Christian denominations, Catholicism has the 3rd highest fornication rate, behind the Universalists and the Church of the Nazarene.
A curiosity: why do Hindus have a really low widowhood rate?
NB:. These are 2014 stats.More
Also, of all the Christian denominations, Catholicism has the 3rd highest fornication rate, behind the Universalists and the Church of the Nazarene.
A curiosity: why do Hindus have a really low widowhood rate?
NB:. These are 2014 stats.
A curiosity: why do Hindus have a really low widowhood rate?
NB:. These are 2014 stats.
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Stop saying the Latin Mass is ‘more reverent’
This article admits that it has lost the argument with the mariachi Mass analogy. If it's all about "inculturation" then ultimately anything can be incorporated. There's no discussion of an objective standard, so it's all relative.
By any reasonable standard, the Latin Mass is more reverent in itself, ceteris paribus. As @Jo Santoss notes, there's some reverence that the laity bring of themselves …More
This article admits that it has lost the argument with the mariachi Mass analogy. If it's all about "inculturation" then ultimately anything can be incorporated. There's no discussion of an objective standard, so it's all relative.
By any reasonable standard, the Latin Mass is more reverent in itself, ceteris paribus. As @Jo Santoss notes, there's some reverence that the laity bring of themselves. Charity is part of the equation, so a Latin Mass community could be less reverent than a Novus Ordo community due to a lack of Charity in the Latin Mass community. I have yet to go to a Latin Mass community where this is the case, but it's possible.
By any reasonable standard, the Latin Mass is more reverent in itself, ceteris paribus. As @Jo Santoss notes, there's some reverence that the laity bring of themselves. Charity is part of the equation, so a Latin Mass community could be less reverent than a Novus Ordo community due to a lack of Charity in the Latin Mass community. I have yet to go to a Latin Mass community where this is the case, but it's possible.
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Pope John Paul II mentioned the de-emphasis of the Rosary in Rosarium Virginis Mariae. The post-conciliar connection refers to the origins of the Luminous mysteries themselves which originated with Blessed George Preca, somewhat in response to the liturgical movements preceding the Council behind the atextual distortions to the Council. Add to that Cardinal Ratzinger's focus on rectifying the problems …More
Pope John Paul II mentioned the de-emphasis of the Rosary in Rosarium Virginis Mariae. The post-conciliar connection refers to the origins of the Luminous mysteries themselves which originated with Blessed George Preca, somewhat in response to the liturgical movements preceding the Council behind the atextual distortions to the Council. Add to that Cardinal Ratzinger's focus on rectifying the problems of the age.
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Given that the Rosary has both precursors and variations, such as the Bridgettine Rosary (see the Catholic Encyclopedia), I cannot oppose the Luminous mysteries. I would point out that these particular mysteries were created to partly fill the emptiness of the post-Vatican II liturgy and sacraments, hence the sacramental focus. For those who don't encounter much meditation on the sacraments because …More
Given that the Rosary has both precursors and variations, such as the Bridgettine Rosary (see the Catholic Encyclopedia), I cannot oppose the Luminous mysteries. I would point out that these particular mysteries were created to partly fill the emptiness of the post-Vatican II liturgy and sacraments, hence the sacramental focus. For those who don't encounter much meditation on the sacraments because of the cacophony of the Novus Ordo, the Luminous mysteries could be a faith-saver. For those privileged with the TLM, the Luminous mysteries may not necessarily be as beneficial.
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Vatican invites Protestant, Orthodox theologians to debate Petrine primacy at St. Peter’s
Why am I suddenly remembering Soloviev's "a short story of the AntiChrist"?
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Pittsburgh diocese: ‘Catholic Identity Conference’ not endorsed by Catholic bishop
That may be the case. However, there's a spectrum of TLM groups, and the conference is not exactly friendly-sounding to the vanilla heirarchy.
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Pittsburgh diocese: ‘Catholic Identity Conference’ not endorsed by Catholic bishop
Possibly because, at least according to Church Militant, it's partly fronted by Archbishop Emeritus Chaput.
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Saint Peter Claver was a true Jesuit who baptized and taught the faith to more than 300,000 slaves …
@Dr Bonus you forgot to substitute "confuse" for teach.
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Mzuzu Diocese, MALAWI, CENTRAL AFRICA: That's how they celebrate liturgy
It's better than the usual writhing about in undergarments. Still not as good as the liturgical dance of the TLM, but categorically better than the sewage from Chicago.
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Queen Mother of the West - Wikipedia
Perhaps the Catholic prophecy from one of Dr. Anthony Stine's "we were warned" series pointing to a West Coast invasion of the US by China is about to occur in the near future as a result?