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Munus docendi
Christ offers us a different way of seeing, thinking, and doing
By John M. Grondelski | July 23rd 2024 12:14 PMThe Church along with her leadership has three munera, three offices and duties: teaching, governing, and sanctifying. These three responsibilities are prominent in last Sunday’s readings. The munus docendi (the office of teaching), on which I’ll focus, is prominent in the Gospel. The details of Jesus’ arrival on the other…
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'Repent and believe the Gospel' is the Church’s message from her Master
By John M. Grondelski | February 14th 2024 12:48 PMThe Church offers two formulae as options to be used during imposition of ashes, the sign of penance. The older formula is “Remember, man, that you are dust and to dust you will return.” The newer one is actually not new at all, because it repeats the first public words…
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