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“Liquid modernity” represents a change from what Bauman called “solid modernity.” Bauman wrote that the “liquid” modern man values individualism over social ties. He “flows through his own life like a tourist, changing places, jobs, spouses, values and even sexual orientation and gender.”

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Dorothy Cummings McLean NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCHThu Nov 9, 2017 – 2:29 pm EST Famous Ratzinger interviewer: Pope Francis is destabilizing the Church Catholic , Liquid Modernity , Pope Francis , Ratzinger Report , Threshold Of Hope , Vittorio Messori , Zygmunt … Continue reading →

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WHO IS FATHER THOMAS G. WEINANDY, O.F.M. Cap.

Posted on November 10, 2017 by abyssum

Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M. Cap. Thomas G. Weinandy was born January 12, 1946, in Delphos, Ohio. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1966, was solemnly professed in 1970, and was ordained to the priesthood in … Continue reading →

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Believers are becoming “disturbed by the fact that even the Catholic Church — which was an age-old example of stability — seems to want to become ‘liquid’ as well.” As evidence, a recent interview with the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Father Arturo Sosa Abascal in conversation with journalist Giuseppe Rusconi, Sosa said that because Jesus’ words were not recorded on tape or disk, “we don’t know exactly what he said.” Because of this “uncertainty,” Sosa believes that Christians need to “discern” the true meaning of Scripture with reference to their current circumstances.

Posted on November 9, 2017 by abyssum

Dorothy Cummings McLean NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCHThu Nov 9, 2017 – 2:29 pm EST Famous Ratzinger interviewer: Pope Francis is destabilizing the Church Catholic , Liquid Modernity , Pope Francis , Ratzinger Report , Threshold Of Hope , Vittorio Messori , Zygmunt … Continue reading →

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The concerns are real, they’re growing every day,” Pentin stated, summing up the things he has been told, “these are genuine attacks on the Church coming from within, and at least in the Vatican, and appear to be perhaps a full-frontal attack on all that the Church stands for.”

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Edward Pentin speaking at the 2017 Catholic Identity Conference YouTube Screenshot Lisa Bourne NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCHThu Nov 9, 2017 – 12:43 pm EST Vatican expert lays out the current ‘crisis’ in the Church Amoris Laetitia , Catholic , Edward Pentin , … Continue reading →

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The “irony meter” broke when Fr. Weinandy was asked to resign as a doctrine consultant for the USCCB because he expressed criticisms and grave concerns in a respectfully-written letter in which he points out, among other things, that the Holy Father has contributed to an atmosphere where the faithful fear being punished for expressing criticisms and grave concerns.

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Left: Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM Cap. (CNS); top right: Fr. James Martin, S.J. (Wikipedia); bottom right: Msgr. John Strynkowski (YouTube) Superstition, Dissent, and Scandal? A brief defense of Fr. Thomas Weinandy Some pundits from both progressive and orthodox quarters have … Continue reading →

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Meet the next pope!!!

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin (PA) The cardinal has overcome the challenges to his power. How much further can he go?   How Cardinal Parolin won the Vatican civil war by Fr Mark Drew posted Thursday, 9 Nov 2017 The Catholic Herald, … Continue reading →

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“My yoke is easy and my burden is light”, yes, but they are still a yoke and a burden. A ‘mercy’ paradigm would do away with yoke, burden and Jesus Christ.

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Image: Antonio Escobar y Mendoza, a prominent casuist of the 17th century. From Casuistry to ‘Mercy’: Toward a New Art of Pleasing? Msgr. Michel Schooyans November 9, 2017 OnePeterFive   One might think casuistry is dead and buried, that the … Continue reading →

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SOME SCIENTISTS ARE PLAGUED BY SELF-DOUBT

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Embryology and Science Denial by Patrick Lee and Melissa Moschella within Abortion, Bioethics, Science Nov 08, 2017 08:00 pm http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/11/20449/THE WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE/PUBLIC DISCOURSE The HHS has recently—and rightly—described life as beginning at conception. Dr. Richard Paulson’s denial of this claim contradicts the standard … Continue reading →

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DOUBLE-SPEAK SHOULD HAVE NO PLACE IN THE VOICE OF THE CHURCH; JESUS CHRIST SAID “LET YOUR YES BE YES AND YOUR NO BE NO, MORE THAN THIS IS FROM SATAN.” MATTHEW 5:37

Posted on November 8, 2017 by abyssum

Papal Promises and Maneuvers: the Revelations of Cardinals Sistach and Meisner Maike Hickson November 8, 2017 21 Comments OnePeterFive Many of our readers might already be aware that in spite of his own exhortations in favor of open-hearted dialogue, Pope … Continue reading →

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NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY, THAT UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA FORMERLY FAMOUS FOR ITS FOOTBALL AND THE CATHOLIC FAITH CANNOT MAKE UP ITS MIND WHAT IT NOW IS; CATHOLIC IT IS NOT !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on November 8, 2017 by abyssum

Doug Mainwaring Wed Nov 8, 2017 – 5:49 pm EST Notre Dame flip-flops on birth control coverage, makes it free again Birth Control , Catholic , Contraception , Obamacare , Religious Liberty , Trump Administration , University Of Notre Dame … Continue reading →

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