The Narthex
In Persona Christi or Liturgical Personality?
Neither 'we' nor the 'community' nor the 'Church' baptizes. Christ baptizes.
By John M. Grondelski | February 6th 2024 9:41 PMGestis verbisque, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s recent "Note" on sacramental validity, raises questions about the spirituality of a sacramental minister. Occasioned by apparently growing concerns about the number of potentially invalid baptisms resulting from priests or deacons who tampered with the essential form of the sacrament…
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Both require we grapple with the reality of embodiment
By John M. Grondelski | December 18th 2023 2:50 PMRegular readers know I am a harsh critic of cremation and of the Church’s misconceived 1963 decision to tolerate it. I have repeatedly argued that that 1963 rescission of the prohibition on cremation allowed the camel to poke its nose under the tent, upending the latter. The most cursory survey…
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