Daily Archives: 17 January 2010

Chris (“thrill up my leg”) Matthews waxes nostaligic

Posted on 17 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked up this amusing bit about the Massachusetts Senate race from our friend Sancte Pater.
Things are looking so bad for Democrats in Tuesday’s special election for the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy that MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is concerned … Continue reading →

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NYTimes editorials on Pius XII from 1941 and 1942

Posted on 17 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

These are posted on the site of the Catholic League.  They are editorials from the New York Times in 1941 and 1942:
On Christmas Day, 1941, the New York Times, commenting on Pius XII’s Christmas … Continue reading →

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NYTimes… yawn… against… yawn… Pius XII…. again… yawn

Posted on 17 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A priest friend of mine in New York says that the New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible) sole reason for continuing is to make liberals feel good about themselves.
On the day Pope Benedict XVI visits the Roman Synagogue comes an … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Collect (2002MR)

Posted on 17 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We have into the Sundays “Ordinary Time” (once called the Season of Epiphany) during which we wear the green vestments that some say symbolize of hope.  Even though these Sundays are not part of a sacral cycle such as Advent/Christmas … Continue reading →

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