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I'm sorry you have to put up with this.

anawim wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:04 pm

p.falk wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:42 pm I thought I heard Jimmy Akin posted.

It was rare, but he posted at least once (maybe twice) that I remember.

I agree; it happened, but not often.

Not By Scripture Alone was a direct link in the chain that brought me into the Church. I was never a Bible-only sort, but I had friends who were and was looking for replies to what they said. That book might even have been where I first encountered Shea, and it is certainly where I encountered St. ...

Me too. Back when I was on my way into the Church, and for several years thereafter, Shea was a big help.

His is a sad story of what unmanaged temper can do.

I assume they were installing infrastructure to allow the banning of gherkin.

The Reporter is quite proudly a flagship publication for left-wing dissent from the Church in the US. Its supporters would happily acknowledge that, for that’s what they like about it. It is by no means anything like a neutral publication.

I don't think it's out of line to say that they questioned his orthodoxy at times. Which the Distorter still can't complain about because they are firmly in "it's okay to deny Church teaching" camp. What? Francis is the only Pope no one can legitimately dissent from? According to their wi...

I don't think it's out of line to say that they questioned his orthodoxy at times.

aussie_aussie_oi_oi wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:56 am Yes went this morning but the number at Mass is half of who come on Ash Wednesday which is not a HDO.

I have never quite grasped why this is, but it's a universal.

The Lord never told him to strike the rock at all, much less twice.

identify, develop, and support subordinate leaders.

Identifying them is only part of the picture.

When men advocate the rights of conscience, they in no sense mean the rights of the Creator, nor the duty to Him, in thought and deed, of the creature; but the right of thinking, speaking, writing, and acting, according to their judgment or their humour, without any thought of God at all. They do n...

I think he is very much not out to make waves. He just wants to do his job.

I will give you 1,000-1 that Pope Leo knew nothing about it before it happened.

I will give you 100-1 that he wasn't thrilled to hear it.

It's not scrupulosity. I'm not sure I can articulate the "why" behind the answer, but it is correct that you must mention it at your next confession.

Dr. Martin is near retirement age anyhow, and I don't think he needs another job, though that doesn't excuse what happened.

You set me up for it. How could I not follow through?

Beneath that humble title lies a striking multitude of profound thoughts!

zeno wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 4:40 pm Quality not quantity.

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 3:55 pm each more thought-provoking than the one before it.