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The Ludicrous Seriousness of Sports
I don’t watch professional sports, but made one brief exception last night to watch the third, and final, period in the NHL playoff game. I was wandering the streets of the town in which...
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Bach and the Baptist
On this Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, in 1724, Bach first presented one of several cantatas he composed on the great saint and precursor of Christ, Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam (Christ...
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Liturgical and Moral Orthodoxy
The Catechism makes clear that there is a close link amongst the three-fold mission of the Church, leiturgia, diakonia and martyria: (cf., Deus Caritas Est, #25). That is, liturgical worship, charity, and the witness...
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Juneteenth and Subtle Slavery
Just a few words about Juneteenth, a commemoration, instantiated into law in 2021, celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, which was promulgated in 1863, but only made known to slaves in Texas on...
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Consubstantial with the Father
On this day in 325, the first version of the Nicene Creed was adopted by the Council of that name, the first such 'ecumenical' gathering in the Church, with the Second Vatican Council being...
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Three Saintly Guys
There are two saints commemorated on this June 12th named Guy, and I know not whether this was planned. Certainly, there are no coincidences in God’s providence, and we may beg both their intercession:...
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D-Day and Normandy Documentary
For those who'd like a vivid and accurate overview of the 'taking of Normandy' this documentary is one of the best. For the re-conquering of France from the Nazis was not just the storming...
