Daily Archives: 25 November 2009

Catholic League on Chris Matthew’s shame

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Catholic League:
From the Catholic League:
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way MSNBC host Chris Matthews handled his interview with Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin last night on “Hardball”:
We were deluged with phone calls, faxes and e-mails after … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Inkers, SESSIUNCULA | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

John Paul II – flagellation before he ordained priests

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Many people sent me a link to this story in the Daily Mail … and you can stop sending it now.
I have a proposal for a PROJECT at the end.
I read this as one who was ordained by Pope John … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA | Tagged , , | 49 Comments

A “first TLM” note… brick by brick in Georgia

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a nice note from a reader:
Tonight, I attended my first TLM in approximately 46 years (I am 49).  
It was a beautiful Mass and I was filled with God’s love to the point of tears.  The Mass was … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick | Tagged , | 6 Comments

An analysis of the Bp. Tobin “Hardball” interview

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From American Magazine comes this with my emphases and comments.
We have seen Michael Sean Winters before here on WDTPRS.  He wrote a hit piece about Patrick Madrid some months ago.
Here is a day I didn’t think would arrive quickly: I … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

QUAERITUR: use of the zucchetto at Mass, etc.

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I need to enlist the help of readers.  I am on the road and away from my books.
I need your expert assistance on the clerical use of the zucchetto.  As a premise I’m aware that it is not to be … Continue reading →

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box | Tagged | 8 Comments

Brick by brick… big bricks… in Lyon

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a nice brick by brick story picked up from NLM:
Recently there was a meeting of French faithful attached to the usus antiquior, the rencontre pour l’Unité Catholique (Meeting for Catholic Unity), in Versailles, France. In the course of … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Just Too Cool, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged , | 9 Comments

The Manhattan Declaration

Posted on 25 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

REPOSTED from 20 Nov:
Have you heard about the Manhattan Declaration?
Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, … Continue reading →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The future and our choices | Tagged | 22 Comments