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17 March, Leadership

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:March 16, 2013
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In his first day as Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis told priest confessors at Saint Mary Major Basilica to “be merciful, the souls of the faithful need your mercy”. We…

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23 January, fulfilled?

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:January 23, 2013
  • Post category:Clergy/Current Church/Leadership/Local Church/Uncategorized

In the Gospel for this coming Sunday (Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21) Jesus in the local synagogue reads the following passage from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because…

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Christmas Eve wondering

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 24, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Uncategorized

And so we come yet again to Christmas. It is not an easy time. Most recently there is the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. There is the current fiscal cliff issue,…

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December 14, other ways . . .

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 14, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Uncategorized

Why can there not be more than one way to look at and live those parts of the catholic tradition that are not “essential”. In fact, there already are. There…

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7 December 12, Eucharistic Communities

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 8, 2012
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There are a number of folks who for any number of reasons feel unwelcome or not accepted at their local parish. These reasons include, but are not limited to, being…

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3 December, recent . . .

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:December 4, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Uncategorized

Some interesting things happening. First off, the NCR (National Catholic Reporter) in an editorial came out in favor of women’s ordination. This is a courageous step, although the way these…

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12 November Veterans’ Day Wondering

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:November 12, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Uncategorized

Today, 12 November, the day the Nation officially celebrates Veterans’ Day this year, I am sitting here reflecting on my time as an Active Duty Army Chaplain (Catholic), I’ve got…

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Women in Today’s Scripture Readings

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:November 11, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Current Church/Leadership/Uncategorized

I’m down for maintenance this weekend, so I did not write a homily. But during mass this evening I noticed some interesting things. In today’s Old Testament  and Gospel readings…

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Some thoughts on clergy . . .

  • Post author:Phrogge
  • Post published:August 31, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Clergy/Current Church/Uncategorized

Recently I have had some correspondence with clergy of other traditions who were raised catholic but who, for whatever reasons, went to other traditions and married, became ordained clergy, and…

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human rules

  • Post author:michael
  • Post published:August 2, 2012
  • Post category:2012/Uncategorized

It seems to me that there might be something in what Jesus is saying  about “mere human tradition”  – In today’s Gospel Story (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) Marks explains some…

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