Catholic Stuff
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee. (Coverdale)
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Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks so longeth my soul after thee, O God.My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God– when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? (Coverdale)
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The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. (Coverdale) cf. Grail: "The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul"
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He will not alway be chiding neither keepeth he his anger for ever.He hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses. (Coverdale)
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Note: I learned (see the comments) after posting this that the book, unfortunately, is currently out of print. I have only read about half of this book, and that was over a period of months. I take it with me to my weekly hour of Eucharistic vigil, much of which generally passes with my thoughts
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Or, as we commoners ought to keep in mind, Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland. I suppose that if we were to address her we would need to use some honorific of the "your ladyship" sort. But that won't be necessary, as she died in 1639. I only know of her because the June issue of Magnificat had
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Some weeks ago I was asked about a remark attributed to Pope Francis by that journalist he talks to from time to time, Eugenio Scalifari. According to Scalifari, the pope said that the resurrection of Jesus did not actually happen as a physical event. This was one of those conversations with the 90-plus-year-old journalist who
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Maybe it's my thoroughly Protestant roots, but I've never been entirely comfortable with certain aspects of Catholicism. Indulgences and related things are among them. But I am devoted to the idea, at least, of the Divine Mercy devotions, because I feel myself to be in such need of mercy. Janet posted this on Facebook, and
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Here's something for you to do at home if or when you are sick of reading, listening to music, and watching movies and TV. (That's meant as a joke. Personally I don't think I could ever get entirely sick of doing those things; each of them separately, maybe, if I couldn't switch to one of
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(I think this is relevant to all Christians, not only Catholics but at least those whose communions have a liturgy, and worth the attention of those who don't. Or for that matter anyone who cares about the Western musical and spiritual tradition.) Since you can't go to Mass today, probably, allow me to suggest that
Light On Dark Water 