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2023-03-02T03:44:46-05:00

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Vatican II, Liturgy, And Liturgical Development

Last updated on: March 2, 2023 at 3:44 am By Henry Karlson

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We must not confuse our faith with accidents which can and do change. This is especially true in regards liturgy. While liturgical worship is important, we must accept that it can and will change. There is not one liturgical form which has always been in use since the inception of the Christian faith. There is no “Mass of the Ages.” There are various liturgies which have been established and can be and are to be used today. There are many... Read more

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2023-03-01T03:47:22-05:00

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Connecting All Things Through Love

Last updated on: March 1, 2023 at 3:47 am By Henry Karlson

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The Christian life is meant to have us take on grace, allowing it to transform us in order to become more and more like God. And as God is love, that means, we are to reflect that love in all things we do. The more we reflect love, the more, then, we have let grace do what it is meant to do. Therefore, we should hope that the more we have embraced grace, the more God and God’s love will... Read more

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers

2023-02-28T03:06:00-05:00

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A Pursuit Of Pure Doctrine Without A Praxis Of Love Can Lead To Annihilation

Last updated on: February 28, 2023 at 3:06 am By Henry Karlson

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F.L. Cocozzelli pointed out the potential danger surrounding the pursuit of “pure doctrine.” It is easy to become complacent, to think one has attained it, so that, not only do they feel compelled to share it with others, they feel that they must make others conform to their doctrinal understanding. That is, those who are so focused on doctrinal assertions that they ignore a just, charitable praxis, often end up domineering, seeking to control others; they want to make others... Read more

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2023-02-26T03:47:55-05:00

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The Great Fast, Orthodoxy, And Orthopraxis

Last updated on: February 26, 2023 at 3:47 am By Henry Karlson

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Orthodoxy without orthopraxis is not true orthodoxy. We are expected to live out our faith. This doesn’t mean we should merely stop doing all those things which we are told we are not to do, all the “thou shalt nots,” but also, and especially, we should embrace the positive content of our faith and what it encourages us to do. For, if we believe, then we will live out our lives doing the good which it tells us about. Hopefully... Read more

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2023-02-23T03:11:30-05:00

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Prison Reform

Last updated on: February 23, 2023 at 3:11 am By Henry Karlson

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From Dostoevsky’s House of the Dead, reflecting upon his own prison experience, to The Shawshank Redemption, based upon Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, literature and films have a way of presenting the needs of prisoners, showing their humanity, and in doing show, proving that they should be treated with dignity and respect. Their needs should not squashed. They need socialization. They need love. They need people to care for them. They need some level of freedom so that... Read more

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2023-02-22T03:12:38-05:00

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Talking About God And God’s Existence

Last updated on: February 22, 2023 at 3:12 am By Henry Karlson

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One of many problems which arise when talking about God is that people can and will different things by the word, sometimes at the same time. We can, for example, mean the one who created all things, that is, use it to imply some sort of creator figure behind the universe. If we mean that, we will not always think of the creator figure in the same way; we will predicate to the creator all kinds of things, some which... Read more

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2023-02-20T02:57:01-05:00

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Fasting Is Not The Point Of The Great Fast

Last updated on: February 20, 2023 at 2:57 am By Henry Karlson

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With the Great Fast, Lent, it is easy for many, especially those who are new to Lent, or those who have found themselves having some sort of spiritual renaissance in their life, to get so caught up with the fast, and the externals (or rules) used in regards the fast, that they forget what the fast is all about. Fasting should never be the goal. The rules are not absolutes. There many reasons why normative fasting disciplines can be, and... Read more

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2023-02-19T03:48:29-05:00

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Encourage And Welcome Others, Especially Those Weak In Faith

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 3:48 am By Henry Karlson

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“As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions” (Rom. 14:1 RSV). We should be welcoming to everyone, including, and especially, fellow Christians. Not everyone, including fellow Christians, will be like us. They will have different views and opinions, different levels of understanding or faith than we do. Some will know and understand more, some less. Some will have greater faith, others, less. We should make sure those who are weak in... Read more

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2023-02-16T03:45:52-05:00

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FBI Investigations Of Radical Catholic Traditionalists Can Help The Church

Last updated on: February 16, 2023 at 3:45 am By Henry Karlson

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Some people want to make Catholics think that President Biden, and the US government, is targeting them. They act as if religious liberty is under threat. They did this during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now they are doing it after learning that the FBI was interested in, and investigating, various right-wing “radical-traditionalist Catholic” groups. Many, if not most of these groups can hardly be said to be Catholic, as they are not in communion with the Pope of Rome. Moreover,... Read more

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2023-02-15T03:48:01-05:00

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Charity Must Be From The Heart

Last updated on: February 15, 2023 at 3:48 am By Henry Karlson

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So many well-off, rich people like to think themselves as being good and very charitable towards others simply because they basically give away scraps to people in need. Yes, the amount they give might be substantial, in one sense, such as those who give away a ten-thousand dollars to a charitable contribution. On the other hand, if what they make in the time it takes to write a check is more than the check itself, clearly, they are only giving... Read more

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