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Monthly Archives: November 2009
21 November 2009
Priest/penitent privilege and a state’s violation of the Seal
From ZENIT comes this about an attack on the Sacrament of Penance and the privilege of priests not to be forced by law to reveal confessions.
This is an interview. My emphases and comments.
Seal of Confession Goes on Trial
Church and State … Continue reading
Series of columns on ZENIT: The Priest in the Eucharistic Celebration
From ZENIT with my emphases and comments:
The Priesthood and the Mass
Theologian Notes the Priest’s Privileged Role
By Father Mauro Gagliardi
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI proclaimed, as everyone knows, the Year for Priests (June … Continue reading
Posted in Year of Priests
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Ohhhhhh… no. That’s just… wrong!
Am I off base here or is this just… wrong?
This comes to you from purity solutions: "artistic World-Class Churchware Proudly Mass in the USA for Over 60 Years".
D’ya s’pose they have a ShamWOW in liturgical colors for those pesky … Continue reading
20 November 2009
CNN: Online churches draw believers and critics
Catholics have a very immediate and personal experience of sacraments. We know we have to be there.
But there are different kinds of presence, aren’t there. A person can be present at, say, Holy Mass, and yet have his mind a … Continue reading
PODCAzT 94: PART II – 40 years ago… Paul VI on the eve of the Novus Ordo
Based on your response to PODCAzT 93, and my own desire to drill more deeply into the issue, we welcome back as our guest Pope Paul VI (+1978).
In the last PODCAzT we explored Paul’s General Audience of 26 November 1969, … Continue reading
Posted in New Translation, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The Drill
Tagged Novus Ordo, Pope Paul VI
56 Comments
If you liked the communion host PEZ dispenser, your gonna flip over this!
I am not making this up.
A reader sent a note with the simple message…. "I’ll see your Communion Host dispenser… and raise you…."
"… pre-filled Communion cups and wafers!"
Yes, folks, we can now beat that pesky Swine Flu with these.
Please … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare
26 Comments
10-14 December – Vancouver
I will be in Vancouver, BC to speak at a meeting of Una Voce and to celebrate Holy Mass for the occasion.
I look forward to seeing that famously beautiful city!
Technorati Tags: Una Voce, Vancouver
Bosnian Card. Puljic denies claims of Vatican commission about Medjugorje
From CNA with my emphases and comments:
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nov 20, 2009 / 11:45 am (CNA).- Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Sarajevo and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and … Continue reading
Anglican Archbp. Williams to Rome: set aside issue of female bishops
From the liberal daily The Guardian comes this with me emphases and comments:
Rowan Williams urges Rome to rethink position on female bishops
* Riazat Butt and John Hooper in Rome * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 19 November 2009 19.50 GMT … Continue reading
19 November 2009
A sensible diocesan speakers/awards policy
From newpaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis The Catholic Spirit with my emphases and comments:
New archdiocesan speaker policy to aid administrators By The Catholic Spirit Thursday, 19 November 2009
The following new speaker policy was recommended … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
30 Comments
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) vaporizes Att. Gen. Eric Holder
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hasn’t been one of my favorite US Senators (though he is pro-life).
This moment, however, deserves attention.
Watch the Senator vaporizes Attorney General Eric Holder in hearing. The Senator asks the Attorney General about the federal prosecution … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
30 Comments
19 Nov 1863: The Gettysburg Address
Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. It wasn’t much attended at the moment, but over time it has been recognized one of the greatest public speeches ever delivered.
Four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg, on … Continue reading
Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo 21 Nov – Chant Workshop
From a priest reader, Fr. Johansen:
Chant Workshop This Saturday!
This Saturday, November 21, Fr. David Grondz of St. Philip Neri House and I will be conducting an Introductory Gregorian Chant Workshop. We have had great success with these in the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
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Terminally ill priest meets with Pope, offers sufferings for the Church
From CNA:
Terminally ill priest meets with Pope, offers sufferings for the Church
Vatican City, Nov 19, 2009 / 02:02 pm (CNA).- Father Luigi Squarcia, a pastor in the Italian town of Acquapendente who has suffered from Lou Gehrig’s disease for the … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
15 Comments
A way to support a priest
This is nice.
From the site Priests in Crisis.
There is a "pray for a priest" package you can get… and then hopefully use!
You can also come up with your own ways to support a priest.
