Daily Archives: 31 March 2008

WDTPRS applauds Bp. Trautman!

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Credit must be given when credit is due!
Trautman to skip graduation in protest of Clinton visit
Erie Catholic Bishop Donald W. Trautman will not attend the Mercyhurst College graduation in protest over Sen. Hillary Clinton’s visit to campus Tuesday.
Trautman issued a … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 53: Annunciation – St. Leo the Great; some voicemail Q&A

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On this Feast of the Annunciation, which was bumped by the observance of the Easter Octave, we will hear St. Pope Leo I, "the Great" (+461) sermon 22, a Christmas sermon of 441, which is part of the office of … Continue reading →

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BBC 4: Palestrina and the Popes

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was recently told that on BBC 4 radio there is a program about Palestrina and the Popes. 
Alas, you can’t hear via internet this outside the UK.
Any chance one of you might have captured it?
Drop me a line if … Continue reading →

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Pontifical halfpipe

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About that papal skateboard:

Biretta tip   o{]:¬)   to Fr. Blake and the Curt Jester.  

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What are Summorum Pontificum critics really worried about?

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I often wonder what it is that critics of Summorum Pontificum are really objecting to.
Some say that they object to the "out dated" ecclesiology.
Quite often I think their objections go deeper… to Catholic moral teaching.
Traditional liturgy usually goes hand in … Continue reading →

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