Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

Still Dealing With an Infection

First, the good news. The open sore on my left leg is not infected. Frustrating news: it’s still there. And, recently, it started getting bigger again. I’m told that’s because the stuff oozing out of it is mildly acidic, and … Continue reading

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Corn Altar, Communist Crucifix, AI Pope Pic: Perspectives

About a week ago, in a discussion of what’s been happening in Vatican City, someone referred to the late Pope Francis as a “commie in a cassock”. I hadn’t run into that particular phrase, but I’m all too familiar with … Continue reading

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Electing a Pope: Current Events, Ancient Heritage

More than 130 Cardinals will start voting on who gets Simon Peter’s job — the job he had before becoming St. Peter — after Pope Francis, starting next Monday. “Conclave to elect new Pope to begin on May 7th” Lisa … Continue reading

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Choosing a New Pope: Change and Constants

Most headlines in my news feed don’t involve the death of Pope Francis, or what’s happening in Vatican City, now that we’re in the process of mourning one pope and selecting another. That’s fine by me, since a number of … Continue reading

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Pope Francis: Ceremony in Saint Martha’s House Chapel

Noted: We’ve been handing the death of popes for something like two millennia now, so we have procedures for this sort of thing. I mentioned his death yesterday. (Monday, it’s still Tuesday here in Minnesota.) A few seconds of the … Continue reading

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