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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Being a Man Requires You to Stop Being a Boy
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Being a Man Requires You to Stop Being a Boy. Sometimes, however, the content comes to you. Witness this interview with Cardinal Burke, which was brought to my attention reading Deacon Greg Kandra's blog. Hoo boy, it's a doozy- the full text is here. On a blog entitled the "New Emangelization" ("Get it? It's like the New Evangelization, except for men! Beck's second thread is the question of "agency." As Beck describes it:.
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Confessions of a Passive Homophobe
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Sunday, August 18, 2013. Confessions of a Passive Homophobe. Sure, why not. It's not like it would ever affect me in any way. There were gay people in college, of course, but the first time I really dealt with gay people was when I joined the priesthood. In my entrance interview, I remember being asked if I was gay or straight. When I said I was straight, I was asked "how do you know? I remember being stunned with that question- how did I know? The othe...
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: August 2015
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Monday, August 31, 2015. The Joy of Being Wrong Essays, Part 1E- "It is a Fearful Thing to Fall into the Hands of the Living God.". This last part of Father Alisons talk (the other four can be found here. But, first, some starting principles. Presented in this basic way, Gods work in the world comes across as an easy and painless process- good, I dont have to scapegoat people anymore! Links to this post. Joy of Being Wrong. Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: On the Sin of Originalism
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Monday, July 6, 2015. On the Sin of Originalism. And, every once in a while, the words we say have more. Meaning that we intend- our words touch on some power that we were not consciously aware of when we say them, but is present nonetheless. It is in these moments that the magic of words comes to the fore. It is in these moments that words become transcendent. I never liked "Nightswimming" when I was actually 16 years old ( Automatic for the People.
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Dispatches from The Great Divide
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Dispatches from The Great Divide. 1 Two weeks ago, the Episcopal Church voted to give general authorization for same sex weddings. Voting no out of 99 dioceses in the 50 States. That's a land slide in by any measure. It's not like the Episcopal Church decided "hmm, shooting in Charleston, what to do? I've got it- marriage equality! Of some act of violence, we won't be getting much done, ever. That gives the German bishops, if the...
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Thoughts on the Planned Parenthood Videos
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Friday, July 31, 2015. Thoughts on the Planned Parenthood Videos. I thought I would simply wait out the whole Planned Parenthood controversy, but it appears that it continues to grow and grow without any obvious endpoint. So, here are some thoughts. 1 The Messenger is Not the Message. That's why I think commentary such as that from Bill Lindsey. 2 The Abortion Issue Is Not About Abortion. And, here's the truth; they are not wrong. The best argument in d...
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Holy Sex!--Part 3.1. Fun with NFP
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Monday, June 30, 2014. Part 3.1. Fun with NFP. Chapter 10 is about Natural Family Planning or NFP. To keep the topic together, I am also going to skip ahead and also cover Chapter 15 in Part 4, entitled "When NFP is Too Hard," which deals with problems and objections involving NFP. NFP to explore these things, but I can see how NFP could be a springboard for this discovery. So, I take his point. Could a reasonable couple be able to pull this off? Compla...
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Holy Sex!--Part 2.2. The Third Rail
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Thursday, June 26, 2014. Part 2.2. The Third Rail. For a long time, the "Third Rail" of American politics was Social Security. It was called a "third rail," because politicians were afraid to touch this electrified rail, for fear of receiving a (political) shock. No one could say anything about amending or modifying Social Security, for fear of sacrificing their political career. Other topics may be on the table, but not this one. See Table 8- a drop fr...
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: Some Thoughts as We Head Into the Summer (and Fall) of Love
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Monday, June 29, 2015. Some Thoughts as We Head Into the Summer (and Fall) of Love. Now that we've gotten this climate change thing sorted out. It's time for all of us to refocus our attention back to where it belongs- sex! Last week, we got the prepatory document for Synod on the Family Part II, Electric Boogaloo. Ed Note: Official English translation here. If you have been following this story, you will not be surprised to hear that it is a mixed bag!
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A Sound of Sheer Silence: An Open Letter to Archbishop Myers of Newark
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A Sound of Sheer Silence. A Sound of Sheer Silence. Tuesday, August 20, 2013. An Open Letter to Archbishop Myers of Newark. Dear Archbishop Myers,. I came across the letter you wrote. To the priests in your current diocese. Your letter lashes out at unnamed media figures that have criticized you in connection with your handling a claim of sexual abuse involving Father Thomas Maloney. While you don't name specific names, I suspect you are angry at this coverage in Commonweal magazine. Based on my reading ...
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