Category Archives: authority in the Catholic Church

A Prayer and a Thought for Pentecost 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Come Holy Spirit! Give us the wisdom, strength, and courage of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli! Shortly after becoming Pope John XXIII in 1958, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli announced he would call for a second Vatican Council. Immediate reactions were mixed. Leading people … Continue reading →

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USCCB TARGETS GIRL SCOUTS!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Maybe the old boys club would just like to have a church full of old boys. According to David Crary, writing for the Associated Press, Girl Scouts USA is now suspected of deviant thinking and wayward behavior by the United … Continue reading →

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WE HOLD THESE CATHOLIC TRUTHS…

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

There is a sinister spirit pontificating in contemporary Roman Catholic leadership. It is a kind of religious fundamentalism; and it is unwelcome, unhealthy, and unacceptable. In the name of orthodoxy, today’s Catholic fundamentalists condemn and denigrate believers who study, ask … Continue reading →

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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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