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Monthly Archives: November 2009
26 November 2009
DOG BITES MAN! SUN RISES AT DAWN! LIBERAL SISTERS UNCOOPERATIVE!
Not so thankful for this, I’m afraid…
There is an article in the ultra-dissenting weekly National Catholic Fishwrap… err… Reporter which says that many congregations of women religion in the USA are simply not complying with the Holy See’s Apostolic … Continue reading
CDWDS responds on question of H1N1 and restriction of Communion on the tongue
I don’t know how many e-mails I have received from people in distress about parishes or even dioceses attempting to issue edicts which effectively forbid reception of Holy Communion on the tongue because of the risk of contagion (e.g., Swine … Continue reading
Thanksgiving on the road and abroad
I am at the time of this writing in Florida visiting my mother and an uncle who also migrated here away from other regions.
The time of the US observance of Thanksgiving always brings to my mind a particular experience of … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
31 Comments
25 November 2009
Catholic League on Chris Matthew’s shame
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 Bp. Tobin, Catholic League, Chris Matthews, Hardball
41 Comments
John Paul II – flagellation before he ordained priests
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 flagellation, John Paul II, ordination
49 Comments
A “first TLM” note… brick by brick in Georgia
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
An analysis of the Bp. Tobin “Hardball” interview
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 abortion, America Magazine, Bp. Tobin, Chris Matthews, Dallas, Hardball, healthcare, Jesuit, JFK, Michael Sean Winters, MSNBC
27 Comments
QUAERITUR: use of the zucchetto at Mass, etc.
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
The Manhattan Declaration
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 Manhattan Declaration
22 Comments
24 November 2009
Bp. Tobin… Chris Matthews… you decide.
Bp. Tobin… Chris Matthews… you decide.
Technorati Tags: abortion, Bp. Tobin, Chris Matthews, Patrick Kennedy
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Green Inkers
Tagged abortion, Bp. Tobin, Chris Matthews, Patrick Kennedy
90 Comments
“K-Cup” Coffee
Coffee… good coffee… is a sine qua non for me. I suspect some of you feel the same way. Do any of you have experience of these new "k-cup" single serve machines? There is a WSJ story … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
56 Comments
PODCAzT 95: PART III – 40 years ago… Paul VI on the eve of the Novus Ordo
Based on your response to PODCAzT 93 & 94, and my own desire to drill more deeply into the issue, we welcome back as our guest Pope Paul VI (+1978).
In PART I we explored Paul’s General Audience of 26 November … Continue reading
09-11-24 Paul Vi's Apostolic Constitution "Missale Romanum" [41:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged 1969, Apostolic Constitution, Missale Romanum, Novus Ordo, Pope Paul VI
75 Comments
23 November 2009
What’s with the vampire thing?
I hear that this new vampire flick is bringing in money by the coffin load.
I hear also that most of the audience in these theaters are female.
What’s with that?
