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Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Fatal Flaw: Thoughts on the Anti-Francis Rebellion

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The critics of Pope Francis unrelentingly tell us that he is promoting confusion and error in the Church through either malice or incompeten...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

A Collision of Errors: Reflection on the Anti-Francis Movements

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On social media, I regularly encounter critics of the Holy Father. While these critics do not all move in lockstep, and do not all share the...
Friday, September 22, 2017

In This I Remain Convinced: A Reflection at the Tenth Anniversary of this Blog

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It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this blog for ten years now at this point. When I started it on Xanga, I figured I’d dabble and let it ...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Same Church, Same Teaching, Same Authority

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St. Gregory Nazianzen tells us (Oratio XLIII, #50) where an official of Emperor Valens ordered St. Basil the Great to comply with an unjust ...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Partisan Rebellion

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can. 753 † Although the bishops who are in communion with the head and members of the college, whether individually or joined together in c...
Monday, September 4, 2017

A Lack of Reflection

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Like the vampire in a mirror, there is a serious lack of reflection today on what one says… During the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen an e...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Reflections on the Riot Aftermath

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Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not leave room for the devil. (Ephesians 4:26–27). One thing that sh...