Category Archives: authority in the Catholic Church

The Pope’s War: Pope Benedict’s Crusade

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Matthew Fox, former Roman Catholic and now Episcopalian, has written more than thirty books. An early and impressive proponent of Creation Spirituality, he first caught my attention when he completed his doctorate, summa cum laude, at the Institut Catholique de … Continue reading →

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Curse and Affliction Upon the Church

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Theologians can be a “curse and affliction upon the church,” according Capuchin Fr. Thomas Weinandy, Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat for Doctrine. Thomas Weinandy remember is director of the  bishops’ committee that recently condemned Sr. Elizabeth Johnson’s book on the Trinity, Quest for the … Continue reading →

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The Vatican is Upset — Perhaps We Should be Upset Because of the Vatican…..

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Waltzing on thin ice…… Patsy McGarry writing in the Irish Times (July 28, 2011) offers some well-phrased reflections about the Vatican’s reactions to sexual abuse in Ireland and the Murphy and Cloyne reports. Frankly the current Vatican administration, orchestrated by … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholic Seismic Event

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

The Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland, Enda Kenny spoke to the Dail (the Irish Parliament) on Wednesday 20 July This may be a truly historic moment for the contemporary Roman Catholic Church The revelations of the Cloyne … Continue reading →

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Our # 1 Problem: Fundamentalism in the Catholic Church

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

  Nostalgia for a pre-Vatican II Golden Age In relating to fundamentalist Catholics we need to avoid hostile or heated arguments.   (Particular thanks for these reflections to Father Gerald Arbuckle SM author of Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians: A Postmodern Critique) … Continue reading →

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What I want for Christmas and the New Year from Pope Benedict and our Bishops

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Respectful and Credible Leadership In the book Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman describes six different styles of leadership. The most effective leaders can move among these styles, adopting the one that meets the needs of the moment. Visionary. This style is … Continue reading →

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The Restoration of Papal Imperialism: Revisionist Church History and Tunnel Vision Theology

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Pope Pius XI warned of the danger in the late 1930s as he saw authoritarian regimes growing in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Pius XI in his final public address in 1939, stressed: “The church, the mystical body of Christ has … Continue reading →

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Sexual Abuse and the Rotten Apple Theory

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

The press has been positive about Pope Benedict’s state visit to Britain this month. I found it revelatory in many ways. The Bishop of Rome continues to re-make John Henry Newman in the image and likeness of Joseph Alois Ratzinger; … Continue reading →

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John Greenleaf is back…

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Four main reflections at the end of the summer:   (1) The old-time Inquistition is alive and well in our contemporary US Catholic Church   The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that a group of Catholics planning a “synod” for church “reform” is … Continue reading →

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RIP William R. Callahan: Champion of Social Justice

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

A prophet is not someone who sees the future but a man or woman who warns about the consequences in the future of a present evil. Continue reading →

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