Daily Archives: 3 October 2009

Where’s the memo?

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I noticed this on the site Palazzo Apostolico by Paolo Rodari:
When last 10 July Barak Obama came to visit at the Vatican, he sat down for a long time with Benedict XVI and a shorter time with Secretary of State … Continue reading →

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Posted in SESSIUNCULA | Tagged Card. Bertone, Common Ground, memo, POTUS, Pres. Obama | 3 Comments

“blogs that are just ‘too religious for the internet’”

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader alerted me to the following on My heart was restless:
Saturday, 3 October 2009
The blogs that are just too religious
Kate, of At home in my Father’s House, relates some computer woes:
Then, trying to … Continue reading →

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Wherein Fr. Z rants

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From time to time I say Mass in the Sabine Chapel with the webcam on and Skype fired up so that a friend of mine serving our country in various capacities in the Sudan can see and hear and respond … Continue reading →

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URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: mother dying

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Here in ___ , a young Catholic mother is in the final stages of breast cancer. While pregnant, Debbie ___ was diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctors wanted to abort the baby, but Debbie refused. The baby (a … Continue reading →

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The case of coverage of SSPX Williamson: curiouser and curiouser

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You have probably read something about the most recent chapter in the SSPX Williamson dust up in which the main players are the Swedish Bishop Arborelius and Card. Castrillon interviewd in the Suddeutsche Zeitung … sounds like another bad Dan … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Why? Airport security and the Bishop of Antigonish.

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You heard about the nasty business of the Bishop of Antigonish, NS.
The moral failures of this bishop should only serve to remind us that the Church really is guided by the Holy Spirit after all. Otherwise, there is no way … Continue reading →

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Posted in I'm just askin'..., SESSIUNCULA, The Drill | Tagged Antigonish | 30 Comments

Shine on Harvest Moon!

Posted on 3 October 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Space Weather News for Oct. 2, 2009
http://spaceweather.com
HARVEST MOON: This weekend’s full Moon has a special name–the Harvest Moon. It’s the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox (Sept. 22). In years past, farmers depended on the light of the … Continue reading →