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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: December 2012
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Friday, December 14, 2012. An Immoral Society: The National Rifle Association. The National Rifle Association has, in recent decades, demonstrated that it is a dues-collecting lobbying group on behalf of the gun industry. It no longer takes on celebration of hunting and outdoor life as its chief concern; instead, it seeks to ensure that as many people as possible can buy lethal weapons that may, in some instances, lead to mass destruction. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). No, d...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: September 2012
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Saturday, September 22, 2012. Bishop Paprocki Rocks the Vote. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, who is in charge of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, has written an editorial in this week's diocesan newspaper. In which he sends not-so-subliminal messages about which presidential ticket he wants Catholics to vote for. Photo from the Seattle Star. Burke now heads up the Vatican's equivalent of the Supreme Court. Burke also was elevated from archbishop to cardinal- which...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: A Bishop Gets Probation: Just a Start, That's All
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Friday, September 07, 2012. A Bishop Gets Probation: Just a Start, That's All. Bishop Robert Finn, head of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, was convicted this week. Of a misdemeanor charge of failing to report a child-abusing priest to the authorities. (Details of the abuse from which this charge arises can be found in this previous post. The bishop was given probation. That's what you would expect, I guess. It's only a misdemeanor charge, right? The agency that was ...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: October 2011
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Martin Sheen - Interviewed by the NCR. Great interview of Martin Sheen in the National Catholic Reporter. A superb actor, sincere Christian, and good father and citizen. Not to mention a damn good TV president. Labels: Hope for the Church. Saturday, October 01, 2011. Merton and Contemplation . . . on YouTube. Someone reading out loud the first chapter ("What is Contemplation? From Thomas Merton's beautiful little book, New Seeds of Contemplation.
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: Priests Cannot Marry...Except for Those Who Can
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Thursday, May 03, 2012. Priests Cannot Marry.Except for Those Who Can. Over at Greg Kandra's Deacon's Bench blog, I found an. Interesting story of an Australian priest. However, the issue of whether a person could be a good priest and also be a good spouse, and even a loving and involved parent, seems to have been settled. Photo from Pavement Pieces blog: http:/ pavementpieces.com/after-leaving-the-order-catholic-married-priests-continue-to-minister/. And why, given that t...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: April 2012
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Thursday, April 26, 2012. Bishop Paprocki's Promising Career. There's an article today in the State Journal-Register. About the appointment of Bishop Thomas John Paprocki (diocese of Springfield in Illinois, my diocese) to the small group of bishops that is charged with "reforming" (translated: reigning in) the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. LCWR), the the largest national group of women religious in the United States. A holy man and a down to earth man and a ma...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: Bishop Paprocki Rocks the Vote
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Saturday, September 22, 2012. Bishop Paprocki Rocks the Vote. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, who is in charge of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, has written an editorial in this week's diocesan newspaper. In which he sends not-so-subliminal messages about which presidential ticket he wants Catholics to vote for. Photo from the Seattle Star. Burke now heads up the Vatican's equivalent of the Supreme Court. Burke also was elevated from archbishop to cardinal- which...
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: November 2011
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Making and Finding Silence in Advent. We are now in the first week of Advent. I love Advent ;. Still - if I want to find moments of quiet during Advent, I'm going to have to kill the remote and turn off the car radio more often and stop myself from blathering on, too. I'm going to have to make silence. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Google Website Translator Gadget. The Progressive Catholic Voice. Matthew Paul Turner (Jesus Needs New PR).
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic: An Immoral Society: The National Rifle Association
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The Mighty Ambivalent Catholic. Friday, December 14, 2012. An Immoral Society: The National Rifle Association. The National Rifle Association has, in recent decades, demonstrated that it is a dues-collecting lobbying group on behalf of the gun industry. It no longer takes on celebration of hunting and outdoor life as its chief concern; instead, it seeks to ensure that as many people as possible can buy lethal weapons that may, in some instances, lead to mass destruction. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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