The Swiss Milieu. The Reformation is Switzerland progressed in a different way from Germany. Where Germany had no central monarch or government, Switzerland already had a republic in essential operation via the Old Swiss Confederacy. Their governance was an odd rotating administration of the common lands which was alternately a cause of tension and a source of “we need to figure this out.” Continue reading
Today the Church Universal celebrates the feast of St. Charles Lwanga and the Ugandan martyrs. Likely you do not know much about him and the 21 people that were martyred along with him. Today’s celebration of St. Charles Lwanga and Ugandan martyrs is a major feast and holiday in East Africa. And a reminder to us that this truly is a church universal – katholica.
Continue readingIf the gospel for Pentecost Sunday sounds recent and familiar, it should. These same readings were used just a few weeks ago on the 2nd Sunday of Easter. I am providing a link to the previously posted items as we go through the week. Here is the final post in our series: The Ninth Beatitude.
Deja-vu all over again. Or so it seems in our gospel for Pentecost Sunday. These same readings were used just a few weeks ago on the 2nd Sunday of Easter. I am providing a link to the previously posted items as we go through the week. Here is the next post in our series: Trust.
“…so that they may be one just as we are one...” (John 17:11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) para. 811 holds that the four marks of the Church are: one, holy, catholic and apostolic – each inseparably connected to one another. I would certainly encourage you to read the paragraph and the following sections, but in the interim here is the condensed version as regards “one.” Continue reading
If the gospel for Pentecost Sunday sounds recent and familiar, it should. These same readings were used just a few weeks ago on the 2nd Sunday of Easter. I am providing a link to the previously posted items as we go through the week. Here is the next post in our series: Sent.
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