The unsigned introductory article, which described Teilhard as "a brilliant and stimulating thinker," recalled the Holy Office's 1962 monitum (warning) against his writings. It then quoted comments about Teilhard by Pope St. Paul VI (1966, 1975), Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (1968), Pope St. John Paul II (1981), Pope Benedict XVI (2009), and Pope Francis (2015, 2023). The article inaccurately stated that Pope Francis cited Teilhard in footnote 83 of his encyclical letter Laudato Si' (it was actually footnote 53), before concluding with the Pope's tribute to Teilhard after a 2023 Mass in Mongolia.

Interesting thought, I have opinions pro and con on Teilhard de Chardin but I think on the balance his thought should be read instead of banned, particularly due to his optimism and engagement with science.

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Neat little book I've been reading on Project Gutenberg digging into tall tales like Pope Joan, the Wandering Jew, the Man in the Moon, and other 13th century favorites.

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Please pray for his recovery

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A little look into why working a minute of your lunch break or not turning in your company radio before getting a sandwich is a firing offense in most companies. Not to mention the extra four weeks a year of leave you get if you're doing some kind of test tube baby situation and it's not working.

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Looks like they had a good time

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One supposes His Excellency also blames Trump for the September 11th attacks, the Beiruit barracks bombings, and the Soviet conquest of the Baltic states.

On the evening of January 2, Archbishop Garcia-Siller returned to X, tweeting (8:59 PM), "Narcissism should NOT be celebrated. Humility, kindness & respect should be our identity. Forget about greatness, lies and stupidness. We should search for truth, honesty, and what is good and right. We don’t find this in our Government. One person does not represent who we are."

I think His Excellency may have forgotten who is running the government at the moment. Later he literally does blame the attacks on The Donald's campaign.

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Some commentary from Cardinal Zenari about developments in Syria and HTS meeting with local leaders. Hopefully the guarantees of religious freedom are respected.

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Woke up a few days to smoke in my office, no visible source of flames. After a lot of digging, found a computer with a funny smelling power supply that was rebooting a bunch ... needless to say that computer is no longer in service. I'm now looking at various fire suppression systems like The Cloud and Automatic Fire Stop to have something handy just in case. If I find the perfect product I'll update here, but probably will buy a few for redundancy.

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Happy New Year - just looking at this individual who traveled around the whole country attending Mass. Fascinating stuff.

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