Monthly Archives: June 2009

A favorite fast lunch spot

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When I am in St. Paul I sometimes take a break from the good Chinese to stop at a well-known deli, Cecil’s on Cleveland.
If you can’t be in New York, you can come here.
Service is … well, you never know. … Continue reading →

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M. Novak on liberal trembling over upcoming encyclical

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the site of First Things, Michael Novak has a comment about the anticipation felt by liberals over the Holy Father’s upcoming encyclical.
My emphases and comments.
Economic Heresies of the LeftJun 29, 2009Michael Novak
What exactly is in Benedict XVI’s new encyclical … Continue reading →

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Good commentary about new Pauline discoveries

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a very interesting piece from Sandro Magister’s Chiesa on the new discoveries about St. Paul which have recently come to light.  
This is one you want to read carefully… especially you seminarians out there.
My emphases and … Continue reading →

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Ed Peter’s takes L’Osservatore to the woodshed

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Ed Peter’s of In The Light Of The Law has correctly understood a burning issue of our day.
L’OR and the Loss of Reason
For most of my life L’Osservatore Romano has been a sleepy Roman rag that arrived weeks after its … Continue reading →

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Have any good news?

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

What is your good news today?

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Support of “cap and trade”?

Posted on 30 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

More and more I have the impression that "the environment" is rapidly becoming the focus of a new age sort of a religion.
I missed this when it came out, from Catholic World News:
Catholic World News (CWN) Feature Stories US Catholic … Continue reading →

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about that Windows 7 upgrade thing….

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

People are telling me I must upgrade to Windows 7.  Riiiight.   Like we had to upgrade to Vista… is that it?
So… asuming for a moment that this is in the cards….
Do you have to upgrade from the same version of … Continue reading →

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The consecration begins

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please pray for the consecrandus.

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Fun Catholic iPhone ap “commercial”

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

With a tip of the biretta to Fr. Roderick,  I present this great iPhone ap commercial spoof with a Catholic twist.
It was made by P. Camarata.

Catholic iPhone ap [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2956)

It looks like that guy needs to charge his iPhone… a common experience we share.

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Mosaic of Benedict XVI at St. Paul’s “outside-the-walls”

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader comes yet another e-mail without a link:
Info from theratzingerforum: Our Pope’s Mosaic in St. Paul’s Outside the Walls hat been altered and shows now the pallium which the Pope is wearing now, no longer the one he … Continue reading →

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