Monthly Archives: July 2009

WDTPRS WordPress theme help needed

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As I reassess all things WDTPRS…
Is anyone out there savvy enough to make a WordPress theme which looks like the present theme used for WDTPRS but … well… better?  Lighter?  Widget enabled?  Etc?
Drop an e-mail.

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St. Bede’s Sunday Morning

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sunday at St. Bede’s in Clapham Park, London included a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form.  The celebrant was Fr. Andrew Southwell and the choir, which sings monthly, provided Gregorian chant propers and the Ordinary by Victoria.
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Kansas City, MO – 15 Aug – ground breaking for sisters

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On 15 August His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Finn, Bishop of Kansas City, MO, will preside over the ground breaking for a new building for the wonderful community of sister, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles.
I have written of … Continue reading →

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Comments OFF for unregistered readers

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have for a while turned off the "open" posting of comments.   Right now you must be registered participant to post a comment.
There are a few deeply creepy "green ink" people out there who have an obsessive need to create … Continue reading →

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The question of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Posted on 27 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I think you have all seen it happen. 
As the time for Holy Communion approaches, a small throng of EMHCs troop up into the sanctuary.
On the blog Uncommon Sense there is a proposal, worth reading and passing around. I include … Continue reading →

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Southwark Cathedral

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I rather like Southwark… little streets and interesting corners.
I popped into the once-Catholic Cathedral for a visit.

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A curious parish bulletin note

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

 
An alert reader sent me the following notice about a comment in a parish bulletin in the Diocese of Raleigh, NC, St. Mary’s in Willmington where Fr. Robert Kus.
Fourth, beginning the last Sunday of August, the diocese will host … Continue reading →

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Corona

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had lunch today with a Dominican from a traditional community in France.
We spoke about the corona, and the communities of religious who still maintain it.
A different sort of corona…
APOD show the total eclipse last week, compliments of God … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: licit use of languages for Mass

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader (edited):
I am at the [organized thing for seminarians] for the summer and each Friday Holy Mass is celebrated in Spanish.  In my estimation, about 20-40 out of 173 seminarians here this summer spoke spanish as their mother … Continue reading →

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Some pro-life news stories you should read

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A couple related stories via CNA:
First, a few lines of this… Proposed abortion reduction bill a Planned Parenthood ‘stimulus package,’ bishops’ pro-life official says
Washington D.C., Jul 24, 2009 / 01:13 pm (CNA).- An official with the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of … Continue reading →

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