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I would ask those who wonder why traditionalists or conservatives can be bitter or even "Jansenistic" with regards to modesty if they take sins against the 6th Commandment seriously.
Archive 2008-05-11 papabear 2008
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And before your Jansenistic instincts kick in, no, not ALL of preconciliar theology the neo-platonic aspects nor praxis was good.
Two Years after Summorum Pontificum: The Situation in France 2009
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I think that there was a Jansenistic emphasis on guilt that colored the education of some people of my father's generation.
Anatomy of Abuse elena maria vidal 2009
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In addition to those changes, Peter Julian coped with poverty, his father's initial opposition to Peter's vocation, serious illness, a Jansenistic striving for inner perfection and the difficulties of getting diocesan and later papal approval for his new religious community.
Optional Memorial of St. Peter Julian Eymard Argent 2006
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Jansenistic heresies, ironic girdings at Jesuitical opponents, philosophic strolls with evangelical friends.
Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations John Cowper Powys 1917
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Jansenistic spirit in Austria, and with his assistance finally restored Thomism in the schools of that country.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In spite of his Jansenistic educataion and prejudices against the bishop, the Jesuits, and even the Sulpicians, he possessed a rich fund of faith and piety.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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His chief Jansenistic work is entitled "Le Miroir de la Piété chrétienne" (Brussels, 1676).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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After retracting all his Jansenistic errors, Gerberon was set free, and returned to the monastery of St-Germain-des-Prés, 25 April, 1710.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In spite of these decisions, the reception of Holy Communion became less and less frequent, owing to the spread of rigid Jansenistic opinions, and this rigour lasted almost into our own day.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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