Links for 12/14/15 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 12/14/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Lets be clear, in an Ignatian way, that the value of prayer is mainly to align your will with God's, not the other way around - and praying for others is done so that you may treat them decently - and sometimes this is recipricol - why we are not sure.  Other prayers are for show - and we all know what the Lord says about those - that they are their own reward through public acclaim rather than closeness to God.  If the GOP were really praying for discernment, we would have reasonable gun legislation.  As far as being a fan of Peggy's - anything written for a Murdoch news instrument has to be assumed to be propoganda and therefore false.



Reich is making a name for himself as an independent voice (as is Krugman), rather than as a loyal Clinton retainer.  I have to respect that.  As for deficits, I don't track Krugman that much, but I imagine he would object to the part of them that is turned around to fund wealthy bond investors by paying them interest.  Sadly, no one has published an accounting of what economic class owns the debt held by the American public (exempting the Fed of course).  We know some goes to pension funds, but you can bet families own quite a chunk - and not poor families either.



Every Cathedral having a door of mercy is a good idea - particlulary if getting many more people to the confessional is the intention of this year - and last I checked the Cathecism on Indulgences, Confession and Communion within a week either way are required.  There is no indulgence that includes automatic absolution without the benefit of talking to a priest about your issues.  There is the rub, because some people, quite rightly, believe that what they have been told is sinful really is not, which could turn the Rite into an argument on morality.  Simply confessing what you no longer think is sinful is totally dishonest, which is why many hope for clear action from Rome on the various pelvic issues.  These issues are one place where the sense of the faithful is far ahead of the clergy, some of whom reportedly also have the same unchaste habits.