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Apostolic Succession and Historical Inquiry: Some Preliminary Remarks CALLED TO COMMUNION - May 12, 2013 ... the Church's self-understanding and witness (both then and now)? Of course not. One does not need to be gullible to recognize a logical fallacy where it exists in the hermeneutics of suspicion. Of course these ancient Christian authors had moral, theological, and in some cases polemical purposes in composing their accounts of the Church's history. For that matter, any standard introduction to the New Testament will emphasize the distinctive theological viewpoints of the four Evangelists. Each ...http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2013/05/apostolic-succession-and-historical-inquiry-some-preliminary-remarks/
The Next Good Bishop CATHOLIC SENSIBILITY - May 8, 2013 Who was the last good bishop appointed in the United States? And some people are asking, more importantly, who will be the next good bishop? Frequent commenter and friend Jimmy Mac has been peppering me with emails and links the past several weeks. And he's not the only one. I've also been reading more progressive and liberal Catholics lately. A lot of enthusiasm for symbolic moves: washing the feet of women and Muslims, the Gang-of-Eight serving as ...http://catholicsensibility.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/the-next-good-bishop/
Because I Like Some Good News Once in a While CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT - May 7, 2013 ... the hospital awaiting a heart transplant she would have it in the hospital so he could be there. The bishop came out and they held Mass and gave the Eucharist to the little girl for the first time right there in the hospital. Wow. The Catholic Review reports: Confined to Strong Memorial Hospital as he waits for a heart transplant, Timothy Day of Kenmore, N.Y., wasn't going to be able to attend his 8-year-old daughter Erin's first Communion. So Erin decided the celebration of ...http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2013/05/because-i-like-some-good-news-once-in.html
Jubilee CATHOLIC SENSIBILITY - May 6, 2013 ... Matthew Clark in the background a bit. He was the first bishop I got to know. I admired his thoughtful presence at liturgy: prayerful, unflappable, and most pastoral. Father Joseph Hart at the podium. Professor three times. Thesis advisor. Friend and advocate. A superior preacher–one of the finest I've ever known. The invite: The family took me out for dinner tonight. I usually don't make a big deal of this day. In fact, until I checked ...http://catholicsensibility.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/jubilee/
Getting Into My Gig, Part 2 CATHOLIC SENSIBILITY - April 2, 2013 ... They also prayed the Hours during these days. In my phone call to my friend, she also explained the Easter Vigil was a little more involved than it was back in our college days. They observed an all-night vigil. My friend was enthusiastic about all this. I said I was probably going to be tired form my travels–maybe I would just go for the start and the finish. That Saturday was my first experience of an excellent Easter Vigil. The pile of wood for the fire was as tall as I stood. The ...http://catholicsensibility.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/getting-into-my-gig-part-2/
McQuaid Jesuit High School: More Scandal in the Diocese of Rochester +CATHOLIC PONDERINGS+ - March 28, 2013 Please read this post at Cleansing Fire about the latest scandal to hit the Diocese of Rochester. The DOR has waited 30+ years for some positive news (other than the retirement of Bishop Matthew Clark last year), and it appears as though the wait continues. Maranatha!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/cJgWd/~3/WQTnp8Bi21g/mcquaid-jesuit-high-school-more-scandal.html
The Good Thief THE GOSPEL TRUTH - March 28, 2013 ... century. According to Matthew, both of the thieves mocked Jesus ( Matthew 27:44 ); Luke however, mentions that: 3 9 Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us." 40 The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, "Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? 41 And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this ...http://bbprof.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/the-good-thief/
Roman Catholic Diocese Launches $3.5 Million Public Campaign CLERICAL WHISPERS - February 2, 2013 ... currently in school, the largest class in years, church officials said. The remaining $7 million will help ensure that senior priests will receive stipends in retirement. Bishop Emeritus Matthew Clark initiated the campaign before his retirement in September. As a result, more than 300 families and individuals contributed more than $10.5 million. Joseph Lobozzo, a Rochester-area businessman and philanthropist, donated $750,000 to the fund. ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/02/roman-catholic-diocese-launches-35.html
