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What it means to be Catholic
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Rod Dreher
I know it’s a bit late, but here’s a terrific homily delivered at Easter Vigil by my Beliefnet co-blogger Deacon Greg Kandra, at his Catholic parish in Queens. The theme: “What does it mean to be a Catholic today?” Excerpt: It is about the people who made that mission happen: sisters and brothers, priests and…
Priest/pastor as spiritual father
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Rod Dreher
I was thinking this morning after a post-Lenten breakfast with some Catholic friends how rarely, no matter which parish I’ve attended, or church I’ve been part of, I have thought of the priest or pastor as a spiritual father. Credible confector of sacraments? Yes. Presider over the congregation’s Sunday worship? Check. But someone to whom…
Is Greek Easter, American peoples!
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Rod Dreher
A Pascha classic:Via the Byzantine, Texas blog.
Was Rowan Williams wrong to smack Irish Catholics?
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Rod Dreher
Sorry to bring up some controversy on this Easter day, but I’m genuinely interested to poll the room here for reaction to the impolitic language uttered by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, re: the Catholic Church in Ireland. From the NYT story: But Archbishop Williams, the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which claims 70…
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