Category Archives: Theological Musings

Fitting Worship

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by bt

The language and music of the liturgy use our minds and bodies to express God’s love of man and our love of Him. Although visual art expresses the same thing, it does so with an inanimate medium, and so has … Continue reading →

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Ecumenical Headscratcher

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 by bt

Last year’s prayer service for those who had donated their bodies to the anatomy department was really quite tasteful. I’m always impressed when a quasi-liturgical function with little foundation in tradition is carried off well. Had my grandfather’s name been … Continue reading →

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Quandary

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 by bt

The Catholic Church has stepped back of late from the concept of confessional countries. Secular atheists are vigorously dedicated to national confession of areligious humanism. Muslims, and not just radical ones, believe in national confession of the supremacy of Allah … Continue reading →

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Humanae Vitae

Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2008 by bt

So it’s the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, and the second most popular comment on conservative blogs after “All its predictions were right” is “Paul VI picked the worst possible time to publish it.” I don’t get it. Yes, the … Continue reading →

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Prayer request

Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 by bt

The prayer service for those who donated their bodies to the anatomy department this year was held yesterday. All the donors’ names were read, and every few names a student presented a brief meditation. Here was mine: “Perhaps it is … Continue reading →

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Reverence

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 by bt

From the choir loft during Mass today, I noticed a young boy, about eight years old, leaving his pew and walking down the aisle. Four rows out, he realized he’d forgotten something and went back. He reached the end of … Continue reading →

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Pet peeve

Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 by bt

To all my evangelical-off-the-cuff-praying friends: The Lord already knows you are speaking to Him. Your prayers are not made more efficacious by your use of His name as a comma.

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Catholic Dad

Posted on Saturday, July 7, 2007 by bt

This morning, my Dad left me the following voice mail: “Happy Sts. Cyril and Methodius. It’s out. Talk to you later.”

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Patience

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 by bt

The liturgy is the primary way by which we come to know God. God is three Persons. So go ahead and adjust the language, music and symbolism of the Mass to make them totally understandable on the first go. But only if you have previous experience of coming to … Continue reading →

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Am I a Pharisee or a Catholic?

Posted on Friday, June 29, 2007 by bt

On Thursday, I found out that one of the reported revelations at Medjugorje was a request by Our Lady for those who are able to fast on bread and water every Wednesday and Friday. On Friday, this was the menu: Breakfast: … Continue reading →

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