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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong, and an even bigger one to keep his mouth shut when he’s right.
—
holy orders
Happy [Belated] Father’s Day!
I know this
is a few days late, but this meditation has been brewing all weekend through my
busy, hectic workdays and my dear husband’s slow ones. But this is not for him – he already got the
Star Wars trilogy for Father’s Day and one custom card complete with a
hand-drawn Darth Vader from our six-year-old.
No, this is
for […]
Ipsane Res Loquitur?
My atheist buddy Peter (who long-time readers might remember as Theomorph) has provided a lot of food for thought recently. I’d like to know what my theist readers think of his ruminations.
An Exchange on Gay Christians (Part II)
Read Part I of "An Exchange on Gay Christians" Read Annie's response to Part I. It's much the kind of response I was hoping for. Good. The question is whether demanding celibacy of someone not called to be a priest isn't "inhumane." It is pretty easy, and not very […]
Bsp. Wuerl Goes to Washington
Well, apparently the rumors were true this time. I guess you can’t refuse promotion forever.
"Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Donald W. Wuerl to succeed Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick […]
A Case for Female Priests?
“Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners; they are prominent among the apostles and they were in Christ before me.” - Romans 16:7
Were there female apostles? Were all apostoloi also prebyteroi and/or episcopoi? Were there once female episcopoi/presbyteroi in the Church?
