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Monthly Archives: August 2008
29 August 2008
I bet she knows what “gralloch” means
Perhaps the new GOP VP candidate, Sarah Palin (R-AK) will be available to explain to Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) when human life begins.
And I bet she knows what "gralloch" means, too!
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That ol’ time religion
Our friend Fr. Ray Blake over in Brighton has a wonderful photo:
I saw this in a sacristy over the summer, and was impressed! There is nothing quite like old time religion.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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28 August 2008
Archbp. Chaput on Fox News about Speaker Pelosi
UPDATE: We now have the video!
Neil Cavuto of Fox News just interview the Archbishop of Denver, His Excellency Most Reverend Charles Chaput. He spoke about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s serious errors about the beginning of human life made last Sunday on … Continue reading
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WDTPRS Pelosi parody songs
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I just got a wonderful Pelosi parody song from the Official WDTPRS Songwriter, Timothy the Parodist.
I am waiting for the final version and I’ll post it!
UPDATE from Timothy the Parodist:
Nancy singing I left my heart in San … Continue reading
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The bones of St. Augustine of Hippo
Augustine died on 28 August 430.
Sometime before the early 8th century, Augustine’s remains were translated from N. Africa to Sardinia for fear of desecration. It is possible that St. Fulgentius of Ruspe took Augustine’s body to … Continue reading
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Bp. Murphy of Rockville Centre on Nancy Pelosi’s errors about human life
His Excellency Most Rev. William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre, wrote in the Long Island Catholic about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) erroneous and scandalous remarks about the Church’s teaching on the beginning of human life made on … Continue reading
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A seminary teaching men to “Say the Black, Do the Red”
I got a nice note via from a seminarian (edited):
Hi Father
Ive just started as a seminarian in ____ , to begin training for the _____. In all the negativity that surrounds many seminaries nowadays, i thought id send you this … Continue reading
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When travelling far for Mass is sooo haaarrrd!
Thanks for a kind reader, I learned of this story from CNA. I present it to those of who who think that traveling a distance to Mass is sooo haaarrrrd:
Young African woman crawls 2.5 miles to attend Sunday Mass
Olivia … Continue reading
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QUAERITUR: What to wear when serving Mass
I received a question via e-mail:
Father,Recently we have been trying to introduce the Tridentine Mass to my parish, and fortunately we now have a new priest who is open to tradition. We have yet to overcome several obstacles, including sending … Continue reading
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PODCAzTs on Augustine and on Catholic pro-abortion politicians
Here are some of my PODCAzTs during which I talk about St. Augustine
067 08-07-29 St. Augustine on Martha, active v. contemplative lives; don Camillo (part II)047 07-10-25 Augustine on how to pray; how to treat newcomers at the older Mass045 … Continue reading
08-04-29: Pro-Abortion Politicians and Communion; St. Ambrose and Theodosius [45:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
07-05-12 - Augustine on ps. 148; Catholic polticians and abortion [31:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Augustine and Monnica at the Sabine Farm
I have some precious relics in the chapel of the Sabine Farm.
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George Weigel about Obama, Pelosi, Biden on human life
This excellent piece is from George Weigel in Newsweek:
The Democrats and the Abortion Wars
Are Obama and Pelosi dodging the life-and-death question?
George WeigelNewsweek Web ExclusiveUpdated: 8:38 PM ET Aug 25, 2008
A few years ago, Richard Doerflinger, a pro-life Roman Catholic intellectual … Continue reading
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Denver: TLM in the Cathedral to express gratitude
A reader alerted my to this wonderful news from Denver:
Tridentine [oops] Masses at the cathedral to commemorate anniversaries
By Roxanne King
Two anniversaries related to the Tridentine Mass, the Latin-language liturgy that was used before Vatican II, will be observed with … Continue reading
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AP: Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology
The MSM is finally noticing that Speaker Nancy Pelosi fell into a theological outhouse where she has, so far, remained now for days.
Here is an AP story with my emphases and comments.
Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology
By … Continue reading
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Univ. of Notre Dame and the TLM
I got this from a reader:
Notre Dame’s weekly … Continue reading
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