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Tag Archives: magisterium of nuns
Bad groups within and without and knowing who our friends are
Remember distinctions of ad intra and ad extra when it comes to matters that concern the Church? Remember my posts about the “Magisterium of Nuns”? Remember how the “Catholic” Health Association gave cover against the local bishop to a “Catholic” … Continue reading
Obama Administration rewards another pro-abortion nun
There are women religious in the US who are trying to usurp the bishops’ right to teach and govern the Church in the USA. I nicknamed this the Magisterium of Nuns. We have seen Marlene Weisenbeck before, here and here. … Continue reading
CNS: CHA Pres. Sr. Keehan affirms bishop’s role in interpreting health directives
I saw this on CNS. My emphases and comments. First, you might review this: the Magisterium of Nuns (and this). CHA president affirms bishop’s role in interpreting health directives [Uh huh.] By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) … Continue reading
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Dolan, CHA, magisterium of nuns, Sr. Keehan
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Catholic institutions are failing because of failing “Catholic identity”
On this blog I have harped incessantly about Catholic identity. I have proposed that a primary aim of Pope Benedict’s pontificate is to revitalize our Catholic identity. If we don’t know who we are and what we believe then we … Continue reading
NCR’s very first “Person of the Year”: Sr. Carol Keehan
National Catholic Reporter has named Sr. Carol Keehan as their very first “Person of the Year”. Even though she was head of the Catholic Health Association, a political lobby group, before 2009 Sr. Keehan was relatively unimportant. Then Sr. Keehan, … Continue reading
We have seen this movie before, and it ain’t The Bells of St. Mary’s.
We have seen this movie before, and it ain’t The Bells of St. Mary’s. The conflict in Phoenix between Bp. Thomas Olmsted and St. Joseph’s Hospital exemplifies a deeper problem, which more and more is going to tear the unity … Continue reading
The Phoenix Hospital conflict and the Magisterium of Nuns
The Motley Monk has best summary I have seen so far (here and here – I am integrating his work here, but you should go there and read) of what is going on with the dust-up in Phoenix, Arizona between … Continue reading
O, the poor sisters!
From the Fishwrap… Vatican must hear ‘anger and hurt’ of American nuns, official says by John L Allen Jr on Dec. 07, 2010 ROME — Rome must acknowledge the “depth of anger and hurt” provoked by a visitation of American … Continue reading
NCR has a nutty about Card. Burke’s observations about voting
Yesterday in an entry about comments made by soon-to-be Card. Burke and the responsibilities of voters in this upcoming mid-term election, I foretold that liberals would claim that Burke was “telling people how to vote”. Arch-liberal Maureen Fielder, a dissenting … Continue reading
A magisterium of nuns
In this matter of contingent, prudential judgments, whose judgment will in time prove to have been the more prudent? The Catholic bishops with pro-life groups or their opposition, the LCWR and CHA and NCR, etc? I happen to think the … Continue reading
