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Monthly Archives: January 2009
30 January 2009
Soooo thirstyyyy
The road is long and dusty.
You are parched… or you just fancy a sip of something.
POLL CLOSED
Which refreshing beverage do you prefer?
Water (still or sparkling) (43%, 775 Votes)
Adult Beverage (includes Irish Coffee & Long Island Iced Tea, of course beers) … Continue reading
Posted in POLLS, SESSIUNCULA
78 Comments
EWTN picks up the ball on the CatholicVote.org pro-life ad
Patrick Madrid caught that EWTN will air the CatholicVote.org pro-life ad which NBC refused.
Irondale, AL (EWTN) – See the pro-life commercial NBC refused to air during the Super Bowl on EWTN Global Catholic Network this Sunday Feb. 1, beginning at … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
13 Comments
John Allen’s take on the SSPX excommunications
Check John Allen’s piece on the SSPX thing going on.
My friend the nearly ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr. is, of course, the fair-minded columnist for the ultra-lefty National Catholic Reporter.
Let’s look, with my emphases … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
102 Comments
A lighter moment
And oldie but a goodie from Creative Minority Report… just to lighten things up a bit.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
11 Comments
Vatican to Visit U.S. Women Religious Institutes
The excellent blog of the diocesan newspaper of Kansas City, MO, The Catholic Key has an interesting piece.
You remember the Apostolic visitation of seminaries?
Vatican to Visit U.S. Women Religious Institutes
Breaking. Just came across my desk. … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
31 Comments
“All the wishing in the world…”
Thanks to Fr. ER of Orthometer for this!
Spurred by this.
Posted in Mail from priests
9 Comments
The Tablet on Rome and the SSPX – revealing their true fears
From Robert Micken’s of the far-left leaning English weekly, The Tablet.
My emphases and comments.
Benedict’s high risk strategy
Benedict XVI and the Lefebvrists
31 January 2009
Robert Mickens
The Pope has described it as an act of paternal mercy. But while the lifting of the … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
39 Comments
S. African Jesuit argues against the new liturgical translation
A reader alerted me to the following from Jesuit magazine America, which I share with my emphases and comments.
The Good WordA Blog on Scripture and Preaching
South Africa & Liturgical ChangePosted at: 2009-01-27 11:08:00.0Author: Chris Chatteris, S.J.
In many ways South … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
29 Comments
Need another reason to reconcile the TAC and SSPX?
A reader alerted me to this from The Telegraph.
Priests [not] stage fashion show
The latest fashions among the clergy were on display in Devon as local priests [not] swapped pulpits for the catwalk.
Last Updated: 1:40PM GMT 30 … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
23 Comments
Bp. Williamson’s health – UPDATED
UPDATE: 23:35 GMT
Some people have freaked out that I posted some fairly well-founded reports that Bp. Williamson was perhaps gravely ill. I clearly stated where I got the reports and I what my motives were.
If his health is bad, pray … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
25 Comments
SSPX Bp. Williamson mans up
From the always vigilant Rorate this is the apology sent be SSPX Bp. Williamson to His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos, President of the P.Comm. Ecclesia Dei. It was written to 28 January 2009.
… Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, SESSIUNCULA
85 Comments
29 January 2009
A good day
Now we must all pray that in the near future men of good will can work out differences with humility and charity towards each other.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
20 Comments
I’d gladly pay you Tuesday for a poll response today
Some say the burger is the perfect food group.
So what’s it gonna be?
A hamburger? A cheeseburger?
Of course, you can add all sorts of other things, such as lettuce or tomato, or a smear of mustard or mayo.
Call it a "California" … Continue reading
Posted in POLLS
84 Comments
The Remnant: SSPX reconciliation by 2 February?
The traditional Catholic paper The Remnant has a piece by a frequent comment writer here, Brian Mershon, about a possible reconciliation of the SSPX with Rome perhaps by Candlemas, 2 February.
I will not parse Mershon’s whole piece, for it is … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
78 Comments
