Seriously, what hokum

If conservative or believers, it will not matter to readers from whatever Christian tradition they might hail from (or if of the RC, where they Hail Mary from) — they will recognize hokum when they see it in the guise of religion. Check this out from the newsletter of the locally based Congregation of the Humility of Mary, an order of putatively Roman Catholic nuns:

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Well one thing is for sure, they don’t obsess on any of those things Pope Francis says not to obsess about.  They seem perfectly in tune with his emphasis, other than maybe resenting him being a man and all. One question about the “Solstice Taize’ Vigil service.  The solstice occurs on roughly December 21 and June 21. Starting on April 15 that is going to be one long chant.

Reflections: I was educated for four of my eight years of parochial education by Sisters of Humility. That was a long time ago. The teachers from that order, the ones I had, were all dedicated and for the most part delivered a no-nonsense education in the basics including the Baltimore Catechism.  However my eighth grade teacher, who was also principal of the school (a taxing double duty), showed signs of some sort of breakdown, so-to-speak, in traditional deliverance of education. I think she wanted to be on the cutting edge, breakdown tradition, something was at work in her demeanor. Looking back, maybe it was a sign about the order. From there I matriculated to public schools and for the most part that was “traditional,” sans religious instruction.  If I am not mistaken, some years later the principal and maybe “the Humilities” (Ottumwa Iowa mother house then) were eased out of the parish.

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