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The Deaconess Drama: Waiting for the Pope
The Pope recently said he would set up a commission to do a thorough study of the ancient practice of women deacons – what it meant and, presumably, how current practice might or might not change in the light of it. … Continue reading
Posted in Church news
Tagged Catholic, deaconesses, deacons, debate, drama, faith, female deacons, infallibility, Pope Francis, truth
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5 Tips for Living Advent
Advent is a time of preparation for Christmas, just as Lent is a time of preparation for Easter. It starts each year on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and ends on the evening of Christmas Eve. Over time, the emphasis … Continue reading
Getting to the core of the “gay marriage” debate
For a while I have been wanting to write a post about the “gay marriage” debate. I am often frustrated by the way discussions on this topic play out in the media and on the internet, because most of the … Continue reading
Homily for May 26, Pentecost Sunday
Based on these readings: May 26, Pentecost Sunday (year B) Happy Pentecost! Today, we celebrate a very important moment in the history of the Church. Christ rose from the dead, and spent fifty days teaching and encouraging His Apostles and disciples … Continue reading
A blogger gets it right about the gay marriage debate, from a Catholic perspective
All to often, the gay marriage debate is oversimplified and both pro- and contra- positions are misrepresented. So, I was very happy to see this article by Marc Barnes: 4 Ways the Gay Marriage Debate Has Been Rigged The article … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic resources, Interesting links
Tagged Catholic, debate, gay marriage, link
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Homily for May 13, VI Sunday of Easter
Homily for May 13, VI Sunday of Easter I’m not sure who came up this idea first, but someone on the internet has developed an interesting way of analyzing and presenting the frequency that words occur in a document or … Continue reading
Posted in Homilies
Tagged 6th Sunday of Easter, Catholic, homily, love, Mother's Day, sermon, VI Sunday of Easter
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Homilycast #207: April 27, Friday of the III week of Easter
Here is my homily for today, recorded during the 9AM Mass at St. Joachim’s in Rockport. You can hear all of my “homilycasts” by copying this URL: https://advenus.wordpress.com/category/podcast-2/feed/ and adding it to your favorite podcast client software. For instance, in … Continue reading
Posted in Homilies, Podcast
Tagged Catholic, Holy Family Parish, homily, homilycast, podcast, postaday
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Homilycast #206: April 23, Monday of the III week of Easter
Here is my homily for today, recorded during the 9AM Mass at St. Joachim’s in Rockport. You can hear all of my “homilycasts” by copying this URL: https://advenus.wordpress.com/category/podcast-2/feed/ and adding it to your favorite podcast client software. For instance, in … Continue reading
Posted in Homilies, Podcast
Tagged Catholic, fair weather friends, Holy Family Parish, homily, homilycast, podcast, postaday
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St. Barnabas, in the Bronx
This beautiful church was renovated relatively recently. I took these photos (merged into an HDR image using Photomatix) almost two years ago, when visiting a friend of mine who was serving as the parochial vicar at the time. I posted … Continue reading
Homilycast #205: April 22, the III Sunday of Easter
Here is my homily for today, recorded during the 11AM Mass at St. Joachim’s in Rockport. It is based on the text I posted earlier. You can hear all of my “homilycasts” by copying this URL: https://advenus.wordpress.com/category/podcast-2/feed/ and adding it … Continue reading
Posted in Homilies, Podcast
Tagged 3rd Sunday of Easter, Catholic, Easter, Holy Family Parish, homily, homilycast, III Sunday of Easter, podcast, postaday
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