religion
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Social gathering at the Vatican
It's always a surprise to discover, like this morning, an interview with a person, whether famous or not, but representative of our times, admitting that their meeting with Pope Francis was one of the most significant moments of their life, but not taking any action from it. As if this meeting was meant to be a moment among... Continue reading
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Sundays
Is it Sunday? It's Sunday! Smelling the dawn as we speak to the public, Savoring a hearty breakfast, it's a day of celebration, let's not forget it or rather let's remember it. Getting ready for a big day, the big day! Listening to a grumpy taxi driver complaining about how the world is going wrong, Distracting yourself from this conversation, like any other discussion, Going up Continue reading
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Prayer, every morning in the world.
How wonderful that these senses, all these visual or tactile or sound or taste or smell impressions, return and form memory, where the mind resides. What poetry! Continue reading
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Sketch on authority or a definition of progressive.
Following the article, Why this hatred of authority?, I received many reactions. The first consisted of confusing, or asking me not to confuse, power and authority. Here, we can see one thing: many people on social networks still agree with this distinction. It even marks for them Continue reading
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Exile, migrants and the Holy Father (2)
Reflections on the Holy Father's various remarks regarding migrants Not all migrants arriving in Europe today are fleeing a catastrophic situation. They often arrive with big smiles on their faces. They don't all seem destitute. They show no nostalgia for their country and arrive in large numbers to find another Continue reading
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Why this hatred of authority?
Authority resembles those secret agents dear to Graham Greene who conceal their identity so as not to lose it further during a bad encounter. It still has a few admirers who are fond of it and deploy treasures of ingenuity to define it, redefine it, so that it is understood in its time. To do this, they bring it closer to the Continue reading
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What is the problem with the Mass of Paul VI?
More than fifty years ago, the Catholic Church adopted a new Mass that broke with Church tradition in a way never before seen. However, the reformers did not foresee that the traditional Mass would outlive them. In fact, they were convinced of the opposite. And they used every means at their disposal to Continue reading
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Letter to Pope Francis regarding the Mass
Preamble This letter to Pope Francis was first written for The Roman Way 1 to bear witness to the beauty and efficacy of the traditional Roman rite and to bear witness to the shock caused by the motu proprio, Traditionis custodes, published on July 16, 2021 by Pope Francis. Holy Father, I was extricating myself from a terrible Continue reading
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Benedict XVI in Paradise!
—Is it morning or evening? My breath stopped, then started again. As if it were giving signs of a defect. It was leaving me. The pneuma was leaving me. I breathed that I was ready. My God, how I love it! But, the breath returned, as if it had gone out on an errand. The memores is out. Continue reading
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Lauda Zion
A magnificent sequence in the Corpus Christi Mass, written by Saint Thomas Aquinas, this dogmatic poetry praises the new and true Zion, the Church. Benedict XVI said of this Mass: "These are texts that make the waves of the heart vibrate, while the intelligence, penetrating with wonder into the mystery, recognizes in the Eucharist the presence Continue reading
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Craftsman's Prayer
12th Century Monastic Prayer Teach me, Lord, to use well the time You give me to work… Teach me to unite haste and slowness, serenity and fervor, zeal and peace. Help me at the beginning of the work. Help me in the heart of the labor… And above all, fill the gaps in my work Yourself. Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (7/7. Love)
7th and final part: Love Antigone's desire is familial; she does not want to leave her brother unburied; Creon, on the other hand, wants to assert himself as king and demonstrate his power. Antigone favors family ties that embody love and reveal a being. Creon establishes his power by signing a bill that must Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (6/7. The vocation)
What a fuss about identity! The word appears neither in Greek epic nor in tragedy. Identity in Antigone's time was based on lineage and belonging to a city. Identity was imbued with roots. Family and city gathered under a virtual banner everything that others needed to know about themselves. Continue reading
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Based on the values
Authority has lost its nobility along with humility. Authority has become a synonym for implacable order, thoughtless force, and tyranny. What an inversion of values! Whereas, according to Antigone, authority prevented tyranny! The modern era has this impression of authority because it has been trampled underfoot by Continue reading