Archive for August, 2007
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007Bishop Gerard Frey, bishop emeritus of the Diocese Lafayette died today after a lengthy illness. Bishop Frey was born in 1914 in New Orleans, LA. In 1938 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans where he served as a priest along with his brother, Msgr. Andrew Frey. He was eventually appointed Bishop [...]
Canon Quote #1251
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Canon 1251
Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Nota Bene: This is the Canon where we get the dispensation from abstinence [...]
Canon Quote #226
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Canon 226
§1. According to their own vocation, those who live in the marital state are bound by a special duty to work through marriage and the family to build up the people of God.
§2. Since they have given life to their children, parents have a most grave obligation and possess the right to educate [...]
Goodness, Evil, and pro-life
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007It seems that my best thoughts, or those that I assume to be my best, come to me whenever I am in the presence of the Eucharist, most especially during Mass. Being that I am a theologian, I tend to sometimes theologize while Father is homilizing. This is not because the homily is boring, but rather [...]
Canon Quote #208
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Canon 208
From their rebirth in Christ, there exists among all the Christian faithful a true equality regarding dignity and action by which they all cooperate in the building up of the Body of Christ according to each one’s own condition and function.
