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2017-05-12T00:09:09-05:00

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Cardinal Coccopalmerio on Anglican Orders

Last updated on: May 12, 2017 at 12:09 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Deacon Kandra reports here that Cardinal Coccopalmerio has suggested that Anglican orders may not be “absolutely null and utterly void” as declared by Pope Leo XIII. In a recent book he writes, “When someone is ordained in the Anglican Church and becomes a parish priest in a community, we cannot say that nothing has happened, that everything is ‘invalid’,” Deacon Greg says that the Cardinal is “one of the Vatican’s top legal minds.” If this is the top what’s the bottom?... Read more

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2017-05-03T06:25:38-05:00

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Fatima and the Rosary

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 6:25 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Did you know that the full title of Our Lady of Fatima is “Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fatima”? This is why at Our Lady of the Rosary Church we will be marking this year with special Masses and prayers. The Holy Father has granted the opportunity for plenary indulgences for all those who celebrate with prayers and devotions Our Lady of Fatima. The details for the indulgence can be found here. One of the conditions is a... Read more

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2017-04-21T14:50:26-05:00

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How to Be a Catholic Tree Hugger

Last updated on: April 21, 2017 at 2:50 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The Holy Father Pope Francis exhorted us all to be better stewards of the earth’s resources, and that is not only good Catholicism. Its good common sense. However, has anybody else noticed how Catholics who are keen on Earth Day seem to be taking their cues not from our Catholic tradition–which has a pretty good record for encouraging good stewardship of the earth’s resources–but taking the lead from the secular environmental movement. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not down on... Read more

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2017-05-02T21:47:33-05:00

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Renewal, Roots and Rain

Last updated on: May 2, 2017 at 9:47 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

“Mine O Thou Lord of Life. Send my roots rain.” wrote G.M.Hopkins in a poignant sonnet that voiced his disappointment with life. It’s here and worth a read. It came to mind when I was pondering from where true renewal comes in the Church. I’m now in my sixties and I’ve seen a new idea, a new gimmick, a new movement or a new method, resource or course every few years. Each one is going to bring renewal to the... Read more

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2017-04-30T23:14:39-05:00

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Reformation or Revolution?

Last updated on: April 30, 2017 at 11:14 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

As we approach the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation there are some voices in the Catholic Church calling us to celebrate this event. I certainly think it is possible, in an irenical spirit to commemorate the event, but what exactly is there in the Protestant Reformation that we, as Catholics, should be celebrating? What is distinctive about Lutheran theology, may we ask, that is something Catholics need to learn? I am not an expert in Lutheranism, but I... Read more

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2017-04-18T18:44:59-05:00

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Fideism R Us

Last updated on: April 18, 2017 at 6:44 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

There is a funny sort of fideism around which is a popular form of a philosophical error. Fideism holds that faith is superior to reason and special knowledge can be had by faith alone which is superior and maybe even contradictory to that knowledge arrived at by reason. Pope St John Paul II knocked fideism and rationalism on the head with his brilliant encyclical Fides et Ratio. Nevertheless, the kind of popular fideism we see today is linked with a sort of dreamy... Read more

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2017-04-18T09:28:05-05:00

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Free Wil…from Debt

Last updated on: April 18, 2017 at 9:28 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Did you know that college debt keeps a large number of men and women from pursuing their call to the priesthood and religious life? Most dioceses and religious orders expect their applicants to have a college degree, but that means the young men and women turn up with both a degree and college debt. Wil Berhnard is one of them. Wil is soon to graduate from Aquinas College in Nashville and has been accepted as a postulant for the Eastern... Read more

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2017-04-17T18:33:25-05:00

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Is Easter the Religion of the Goddess Ishtar?

Last updated on: April 17, 2017 at 6:33 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

The weary old theory that Christianity is just paganism warmed up always circulates around this time of year. Armchair atheists like to point out the similarity between the word “Easter” and the Near Eastern goddess “Ishtar”. The problem is, the myth of Ishtar had nothing to do with resurrection from the dead. She was the goddess of fertility, and went down into the underworld, but that’s about the extent of the similarity between the myth of Ishtar and the story... Read more

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2017-07-07T16:41:25-05:00

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Why Christianity Is Unique

Last updated on: July 7, 2017 at 4:41 pm By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

It is fashionable to think that all religions are pretty much the same. They teach people to be good and spiritual and make the world a better place right? Wrong. There are basically four types of religion: 1. Paganism 2. Moralism 3. Spirituality 4. Improvement. The first teaches, “Make sacrifices to the gods and goddesses and they will keep you safe.” The second teachers, “Obey the rules and regulations and God will be happy and not punish you.” The third teaches, “Forget about... Read more

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2017-04-15T08:32:00-05:00

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Where Did Judas and Jesus Go?

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 8:32 am By Fr. Dwight Longenecker

I remember a sweet story told by an Anglican bishop about Jesus’ descent into Hell. The priest was catechizing the children and he said, “And where did Jesus go after he died?” A little boy thought long and hard and finally he put up his hand and said, “I think he went to the deepest, darkest corner of Hell to look for his friend Judas.” It is certainly a lovely thought, and it illustrates Christ’s everlasting love. Certainly Jesus would forgive and... Read more

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