Monthly Archives: November 2009

19 November 2009

POLL ALERT: S. Australia voluntary euthanasia law

There is an important poll on the site of the Independent Weekly, in South Australia.
VOTE HERE

Technorati Tags: Australia, euthanasia, poll

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QUAERITUR: Latin-Spanish 1962 hand missal

From a reader:
I have some South American friends who are from a ‘lay community’ who are showing a strong intrest in the Latin Mass. I wanted to buy a Latin-Spanish 1962 hand missal for them for Christmas. Could you or … Continue reading

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QUAERITUR: Holy Mass videogame for the Wii

From a reader:
Father, did you see this: http://masswepray.com/ ? A game for Nintendo Wii simulating Holy Mass. At first I thought it’s a hoax, but "gameplay movies" look quite real. Someone put a lot of effort into it. Maybe some … Continue reading

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some kudos for a friend

Kudos to Mulier Fortis!

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Card. Kaspar about the Anglican ordinariates

Card. Kaspar about the Anglican ordinariates.
The gentlemanly Sandro Magister has this.

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In homage

From Vincenzo, the official WDTPRS photoshopper, comes this homage to guerrilla warfare at the meeting of the USCCB.

Technorati Tags: Bp. Trautman, Card. George, guerrilla warfare

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An important issue of seminary formation

During the USCCB plenary meeting there was a riveting report from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice about sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Armed with statistics, she hammered seminary formation in the 60′s and 70′s.  An increase in the … Continue reading

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18 November 2009

WDTPRS POLL: Are you stooopid or something? Fr. Z rants.

I don’t know about you, but I am a little tired of the suggestion (from churchmen who shall remain nameless, out of respect for those who are offended by gender-exclusive language) that people are too stooopid to understand the new … Continue reading

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Registration glitch resolved

I mentioned Zuhlsdorf’s Law in another post.
Apparently, and for no reason I can discern, the self-registration function here switched itself off.
I was wondering why I didn’t see new registrations coming in for my thumbs up (or down, as the case … Continue reading

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How to be wrong every time: another WaPo blogger screws up

Anthony Stevens-Arroyo, a blogger with Newsweek/WaPo, has the amazing penchant for being wrong.
You might remember some of his other accomplishments along these lines, for example, his ululation when Bp. Martino of Scranton resigned.  Or his agreement with Planned Parenthood.
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Grrr!

Instead of posting or writing, I am in a cage match with technology.
Zuhlsdorf’s Law* clicks in again!
My printer died and no workaround will fix it.  I have tried it on three different computers.
   
*Zuhlsdorf’s Law: Whenever you want to show … Continue reading

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17 November 2009

Reminder: POLL ALERT! WaPo, D.C. and Catholic Charities

POLL ALERT! WaPo, D.C. and Catholic Charities

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Thanks for the response!

Thanks for the response to…
PODCAzT 93: 40 years ago… Paul VI on the eve of the Novus Ordo

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Liturgical translation drama at the USCCB. Is it finally over?

You have to admire Bp. Trautman.  He kept his powder dry and his plan of attack hidden, saving his very last musket ball for the end.
He raised a motion that the bishops should see the Gray Book of the Antiphons, … Continue reading

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The only thing worse than NOT being talked about…

This comes from the ultra-dissenting fishwrap the National Catholic Reporter.
[Cardinal] George questions role of independent Catholic mediaBishop Trautman says Vatican II liturgical norms being violatedNov. 17, 2009By Jerry Filteau
BALTIMORE
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference … Continue reading

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