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Monthly Archives: April 2010
21 April 2010
NEWS FLASH: Card. Castrillon will not be celebrant for Washington DC Mass.
FIRST note that the 24 April Pontifical Mass for the anniversary of the inauguration of Pope Benedict’s pontificate will go on.
I received this PRESS RELEASE from the Paulus Institute:
In consultation with His Eminence, Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, The Paulus Institute … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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24 April – Washington DC – BLOGNIC
I will be in Washington, DC from Friday 23 – 26 Monday April.
People are interested in a blognic.
Some people may be in town for the Pontifical Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday 24 April.
Remember: Blognics … Continue reading
Card. Castrillon praised that French bishop. Why? Something missing from the reporting?
Something has been bothering me in the now viral news story about the letter His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos wrote to the French Bishop Pierre Pican.
You know the facts of the situation.
A French priest Fr. Rene Bissey was a … Continue reading
Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse of Children, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Pican, Card. Castrillon, confession, Fr. Bessey, Seal of confession
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20 April 2010
Bishops – read this. Deacons – read this. Hey priests…
I’m in. I don’t know what it will be yet. But I’m in.
Take a look at this entry at The Deacon’s Bench. It was a proposal by a Deacon Charles Rohrbacher. He is suggesting that while bishops say they are … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Provocative piece to put the recent controversies in perspective
Take a look at this:
“There are cases of sexual abuse that come to light every day against a large number of members of the Catholic clergy. Unfortunately it’s not a matter of individual cases, but a collective moral crisis that … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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POLL ALERT! (Not really) POLL ALERT!
This was from CMR about POTUS and SCOTUS:
CNN Poll: 39% of Americans Drunk Right Now
Shock poll. A CNN poll released Wednesday indicates that 61 percent of the public expect the president to nominate a liberal to replace John Paul Stevens … Continue reading
Should seminarians still keep their heads down about being, say, Catholic? Still?
In my US seminary days, we had to hide going certain places, such as parishes where the priests believed in One God, Creator of heaven and earth, etc. One of my classmates was thrown out because he had a statue … Continue reading
No brainer from Germany: 44% would go to the OLD, traditional Mass
In order to have a clear, effective voice in the world, Catholics need to have a clear understanding of who they are and what they believe.
In order to have a strong Catholic identity we must revitalize our Catholic worship.
In … Continue reading
Former Vicar General in Archd. of Munich denies taking the fall for the future Pope
A reader alerted me to this.
In Suddeutsche Zeitung the former Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising under then Archbp. Ratzinger, Msgr. Gerhard Gruber, says that Card. Ratzinger did not, in fact, know about the appointment of "Fr. H" to an … Continue reading
23-26 April – Washington DC – BLOGNIC?
I will be in Washington, DC from Friday 23 – 26 Monday April.
I am wondering if anyone might be interested in a blognic.
There may be some people in town for the Pontifical Mass.
Posted in What Fr. Z is up to
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Bishops in Virgina urge support of amendment to restrict funding of abortions
From CNA comes this:
Virginia bishops: Budget amendment offers chance to end state-funded abortions
Richmond, Va., Apr 20, 2010 / 06:06 am (CNA).- The Virginia Catholic Conference (VCC) [The Catholic bsihops in Virginia] has urged the passage of a proposed budget amendment … Continue reading
Card. Mahony compares Arizona immigration bill to Nazism, Communism
As you read keep in mind that Archbishop Gomez will be taking over in Los Angeles before too long.
I add an observation at the end.
From CWN with my emphases and comments:
Cardinal Mahony compares Arizona immigration bill to Nazism, … Continue reading
“It’s the Pope’s fault – again.”
This is pretty interesting, especially for someone who once lost his iPhone. From Newser.
How a Drunk Engineer Lost the Next iPhoneSweet, sweet German beer responsible for leak
(Newser) – How did Gizmodo penetrate Apple’s ironclad security to get its hands … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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FOTA III Conference in Cork, Ireland – 10-12 July 2010
One of the organizers of the FOTA conferences in Ireland sent a prospectus for the upcoming meeting.
It is too long to post, but here is a good item:
The theme of the conference is:
“Benedict XVI and Sacred Music”
10th – … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
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19 April 2010
Happy 5th Anniversary Holy Father!
On this day in 2005, the 265th Successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome, was elected and took the name of Benedict.
May God grant Pope Benedict health and length of days!
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Where were you when you heard the news?
I was … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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