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Pope Francis, a dangerous man
Pope Francis continues to amaze us, but I believe him to be a dangerous man. Many people, myself included, can’t quite take it all in. Is this for real? God forgive my doubt, but a part of me keeps...
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Pope Francis, a dangerous man, part 2
So, are you still reeling from all the papal news of the past few days? My head continues to spin. I keep thinking, “What the what?” Nothing prepared me for what we are now seeing and living, which...
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QOTD – Things of the heart
Quote of the Day calls for a rare second post of the day. From The Tablet, where Robert Mickens writes about Pope Francis’ visit to a detention facility for Holy Thursday: A young man who spoke on...
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God’s Field Hospital
There is nothing like a papal interview to rouse your humble blogger from her slumber. I’m sorry that I have not been around for over two weeks. And this is WAY long for any blog post, but what can I...
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Santo subito? Santo lentamente? The next chapter…
Evidence of the both/and nature of the church. Things are proceeding at their lentamente/subito pace, with dates for the canonization of both men scheduled for April 27, 2014. This marks two...
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Papal Explosion
The papal explosion – a time when the Holy Father speaks, and then some hearts explode with joy, while some heads explode in horror. I know, I know – not exactly the image you would imagine for a papal...
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There Will Be Alms
Portrait of the Almoner When I read this in the Times Union today, I started to cry. Some folks are sick of the papal mania that so many of us are experiencing, some are grateful, more cautious. I...
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On the cover of the Rolling Stone
There is an old 60′s dirty, filthy, hippy, song by Dr. Hook that opines about what it meant to be “on the cover of the Rolling Stone.” As a veteran dirty, filthy, hippy wannabe in my past, a long-ago,...
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Ask, seek, knock – and get a stone
Today’s Gospel from Matthew offers this wisdom from Jesus: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the...
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Mercy matters
mer·cy ˈmərsē/ noun noun: mercy; plural noun: mercies1.compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. “the boy was screaming and begging for mercy”...
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The Church of Mercy – A book by Pope Francis – UPDATED
We have a winner. Chris Grace will receive a copy of The Church of Mercy. Thank you all for reading and participating. “Let us ask ourselves today: are we open to God’s surprises”? Pope Francis, The...
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Pope Francis’ Festivus Greeting
It would appear that Pope Francis has broken out the Festivus Pole, and began the airing of grievances.Please know that I take no credit for this thought, my social media friend, theologian Natalia...
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Rejoice in God’s mercy
Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Lent – a day meant for rejoicing. Not unlike King Cyrus declaring the return to Jerusalem to our beleaguered Jewish ancestors during the Babylonian exile, Pope...
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Laudato Si’ you soon!
Yesterday I spent far too much time reading *about* Laudato Si, and not enough time reading Laudato Si. Add to that, many feelings and emotions about the Charleston church shooting, the fire at the...
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Let’s talk…
Pope Francis arrives in the US today, and there is so much chatter and commentary, disagreement and discord, that it might become very easy to miss his – and ultimately God’s – message to us. Something...
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Repairers of the breach
Viaggio in Messico – Incontro con S.S. Kirill 12-02-2016 @Servizio Fotografico – L’Osservatore Romano “As the Russian Patriarch and the Pope huddle right now inside Havana airport, I keep thinking of...
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Dangerous pope #tbt
This being Thursday means #tbt in social media world. If you are unfamiliar, that hashtag stands for “Throwback Thursday.” Last Thursday included a #tbt, so maybe I will do this for all of Lent, but no...
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UPDATED: Pope Francis said what?
Today we have the release of Post-Synodal Aposotlic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia of the Holy Father Francis to Bishops, Priests, and Deacons,Consecrated Persons,Christian Married Couples, and all the...
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Church as field hospital
Yayo Grassi and his boyfriend meet Pope Francis in October 2015. Yayo was a student of the future pope in Argentina. While we are all busy continuing to read and take in the words of Amoris Laetitia,...
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Life or death
On this last day of 2017, there are many articles and social media posts that look back at the year that was. I look back, thankful for some things, less thankful for others – and then I realize that...
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