Daily Archives: 27 May 2009

The enemy…

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is about right…

Visit Loose Parts

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Pres. Obama chooses Vatican Ambassador

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

After Ambassador Glendon comes … this AP story from a Minneapolis TV channel:
My emphases and comments.
Hispanic theologian from MN college chosen for Vatican ambassador
A Hispanic Roman Catholic theologian who was an adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign will be nominated … Continue reading →

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Oath of The Supremes

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Constitution does not give any details about the Oath of Office to be taken by Justices of the Supreme Court.  
Article 6 covers oath:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all … Continue reading →

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Kmiec: Sotomayor’s experience trumps all

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If you think that Judge Sotomayor’s nomination wasn’t planned to be another wedge between Catholics with a clear identity and those who are rather on the Catholic Lite side, here is Doug Kmiec’s take in the, where else, National Catholic … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher met Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sancte Pater informs us that …
Margaret Thatcher met Pope Benedict XVI at the end of his weekly general audience today.
The 83-year-old former British prime minister, who led the country from 1979 to 1990, had earlier in the day laid … Continue reading →

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My emphases and comments

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I see more and more people are using the [Z-Method] in fisking texts!
My emphases and comments, of course.

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Fun! “iConfess”

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

With a biretta tip   o{]:¬)    to my friend John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus…

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“Curiosity”

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is fun!
NEWS RELEASE: 2009-089                                                                                May 27, 2009
NASA Selects Student’s Entry as New Mars Rover Name
PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old … Continue reading →

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Michael Novak rightly vents about L’Osservatore Romano

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In National Review Online Michael Novak vents about the recent "Westpolitik" blunderings of L’Osservatore Romano.
My emphases and comments.
May 26, 2009, 4:00 a.m.
All the Confusion Fit to PrintThe paper disappoints.
By Michael Novak
For several weeks now, L’Osservatore Romano has published … Continue reading →

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Request of prayers for a new bishop: Most Rev. Lee Piché

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In your charity, will you please pray for a friend of mine?
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed the Most Reverend Lee Piché as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. 

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