Saturday, June 6, 2026

"the gate is narrow and the way is hard [(einfaltig)], that leads to life [(Fülle)]"

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Universität Wien "The religious symbol-system of Israel was, with reference to the multiplicity [(Vielfalt)] of Ancient [Near] Eastern ...
Friday, June 5, 2026

The Differentiation

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"Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who makes a distinction between sacred and mundane, between light and darkness, b...

queer, quer

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Universität Wien "The queer [(queere)] reading of the Bible appears to be in fact a form of reading that stands in opposition [(quer)] ...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Frequent Communion

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© Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.5  "Qui tribus dominicis non communicaverint, excommunicantur." "Those who h...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Frequent communion

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"In the current language of the theologians, above all since the time of St. Alphonso Liguori, there has been a consensus around reserv...
Friday, May 22, 2026

From "once in the yeare at the least" (1549 Book of common prayer) to "at the least three tymes in the yeare, of whiche Easter to bee one" (1552 Book of common prayer and following)

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     This (unless I've missed something) in correction of the usually reliable Oxford dictionary of the Christian church, which since th...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

"Firmly I believe and truly"

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Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus,      De profundis oro te, Miserere, Judex meus,      Parce mihi, Domine. Firmly I believe and truly      God i...