Daily Archives: 25 March 2009

MartRom 25 March: The Good Thief

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I almost forget… today is the feast day of the Good Thief.
In the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum.
2. Commemoratio sancti latronis, qui, in cruce Christum confessus, ab eo meruit audire: «Hodie mecum eris in paradiso».
I find it quite appropriate that today should … Continue reading →

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Honey and/or vinegar

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have seen comments from people, here and elsewhere, that Bishop D’Arcy of Fort Wayne and South Bend should hammer the Univ. of Notre Dame, suspend right and left, lay waste on all sides.
Why is it that people think that … Continue reading →

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Where have you gone, Hank Greenberg…

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Lot’s of people are sending me notes about the MLB decision to have the Tiger’s home opener on Good Friday.
Yes… we are all irritated.
This comes up nearly every year, which shows that…
MLB doesn’t give a damn about people’s religious sensibilities, … Continue reading →

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Notre Shame

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Catholic Cartoon
 

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Ineffable consolation from the mouths of babes

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Dear Father Z.,
I am a ninth grade English teacher in a public school (out of 110 students, I have only 17 who are Catholic) who gives twenty vocabulary words to my students each week.  On Mondays they are … Continue reading →

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Students at U. Notre Dame issue a statement

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You might want to check this.
A group of student organizations have issued a statement about the upcoming commencement at the University of Notre Dame, including
Notre Dame Right to LifeThe Irish Rover Student NewspaperNotre Dame College RepublicansThe University of Notre Dame … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Annunciation – Lady Day

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is the very Feast of the Incarnation.
Today we celebrate that moment when our Lord elevated our humanity by taking our human nature into an indestructible bond with His Divinity.  In the Incarnation God opened for us the path to … Continue reading →

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A question about the Prayer Vigil at Notre Dame Univ.

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I understand that there is to be a prayer vigil at the University of Notre Dame as a kind of reparation for the choice to invite one who is the world’s greatest defender and proponent of abortion – who coincidently … Continue reading →

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The upcoming SSPX ordinations: observations

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A couple observations about the March SSPX ordination madness presently in course.
As you may know, some time ago the superior of the SSPX in Germany, Fr. Franz Schmidberger accused the German bishops of rejecting papal authority.  I find that deliciously … Continue reading →

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Oh me-o O my-o, Toledo TLM

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Leonard Blair, Bishop of Toledo, visited St. Joseph’s Church in Toledo and presided at the Extraordinary Form of the Mass on February 22nd, 2009.

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