The Sarabite, whom I’ve mentioned before as being a favorite blogger of mine, recently wrote a brief but worthwhile post centered around a quote from Henri Cardinal de Lubac’s book Catholicism: Christ and the Common Destiny of Man. Here’s an excerpt:
There is a danger in many circles to mistake certain traditions for things that are [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Odds and Ends
Posted in Church History on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trust and Tradition
Posted in Lent on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ash Wednesday approaches, and with it the season of Lent. The 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter are a time of fasting and sacrifice during which we clear ourselves, heart and mind, body and soul, of that which distracts us from God and do penance for our part—for we all have a part—in Christ’s [...]
Good News from Vietnam
Posted in News, Uncategorized on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Catholic World News reports the following:
Vietnamese government officials have tentatively agreed to return the former offices of the apostolic nuncio in Hanoi to the Catholic Church.
In a stunning victory for Catholic activists who had been organizing daily prayer vigils outside the former nunciature in Hanoi, pleading for return of the building that had been confiscated [...]
