"It caused somewhat of a stir . . .
"A few months back, you might have heard, the bishops of England reintroduced the discipline of abstinence from meat on Fridays.
"Every Catholic mid-fifties and older can recall how abstinence from meat on all Fridays was a constant of our lives. In 1967, Pope Paul VI relaxed this discipline, decreeing it no longer obligatory, but voluntary, while highly encouraged, on Fridays (except during Lent, when it remained binding)."
In a recent commentary, Archbishop Timothy Dolan (Archdiocese of New York) reflects on the absence of many of the external markers that, at one time, served to (among other things) identify Catholics, and he asks "what makes us different as Catholics?"
To access Archbishop Dolan's Complete post, please visit:
The Gospel in the Digital Age: External Markers of Our Faith (16 AUG 11)
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