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Month: May 2013
Film & Music
The Glorious Chant of “Angels and Saints at Ephesus”
Everybody likes singing Sisters. I remember as a child hearing the music that my mother liked to play. They were vinyl records and sometimes my memory can still recreate the voices of those women religious. […]
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Mother Dolores Hart discusses her vocation, leaving Hollywood, learning Latin, loving chant
The autobiography of Mother Dolores Hart (written with her long-time friend, Richard DeNeut), The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows, is now available from Ignatius Press. Here is some […]
Sojourns with Schall
A Schall Report on Things Current and Otherwise
Basically, I packed up my worldly goods at the Jesuit Community in Georgetown, gave many things away, and shipped other books here to Los Gatos. I flew via San Jose here on the first day […]
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Bishop Mark Seitz named new bishop of El Paso
Today Pope Francis appointed Bishop Mark J. Seitz, an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Dallas, as head of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas. The El Paso see has been vacant since February 2012, […]
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The Innocence of Common Sense and the Deconstruction of Marriage
Recently, Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, gave an address at the March for Marriage in Washington, D.C. He focused on the common […]
Analysis
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Pope Francis: “There can be no dialogue with the prince of this world”
“There can be no dialogue with the prince of this world: let this be clear!” Pope Francis reminded the faithful during his homily at this morning’s Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel. Vatican Radio has […]
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The Holy Spirit: Gift, Counselor, Advocate, Helper
Readings: • Acts 15:2-2, 22-29 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 • Jn 14:23:-29 “A gift is freely given,” wrote St. Thomas Aquinas, “and expects no return. Its reason is love. […]
Ecclesia et Civitas
What Are Catholics To Do? (Part III)
Last month, I suggested that the most important thing for Catholics to do politically is to present, argue for, and act on the Catholic understanding of human life. We are defined by our faith, which […]