Monthly Archives: July 2010

16 July 2010

Card. Canizares Llovera: liturgical education, reintroduction to Christianity

From NLM we get the translation of an interview in German with the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, His Eminence Antonio Card. Canizares LLovera for the 3rd anniversary of the emancipation proclamation Summorum Pontificum.
You can read the whole … Continue reading

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15 July 2010

Students ordered not to pray near Supreme Court

From FoxNews:
Students Ordered to Stop Praying Outside Supreme Court Building
By Todd Starnes
Published July 15, 2010
A group of Christian students was ordered to stop praying outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 5 because a court police officer told them … Continue reading

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“Oremus Pro Pontifice” stuff

REQUEST: If you have ordered or received some of these buttons or mugs, etc., or any other Z-stuff – could you send photos?  Also, send a note if any of these has started or helped a … Continue reading

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Pelosi to receive award from Planned Parenthood

From LifeSite…. you can’t make these things up.
Catholic Pelosi to Receive Planned Parenthood Award for Stopping Stupak Abortion Funding Ban
By John Jalsevac
July 15, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a self-professed devout Catholic, will receive an award from … Continue reading

Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse of Children | Tagged | 38 Comments

The Feeder Feed: Oriole edition

A different way to present the feeder:


I still need to figure out the settings on the camera so that I don’t have to convert the video to something I can post easily using the Podpress plugin for WordPress.
Anyone with experience … Continue reading

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Of St. Bonventure and how Pope Benedict is “Bonaventuran”

Today is the feast St. Bonaventure.
You might check out an oldie PODCAzT I did in 2008.
PODCAzT 64: Bonaventure on Christ “the door”; Interview – Fr. Timothy Finigan
Also, I posted this … Continue reading

Posted in Linking Back, Pope of Christian Unity | Tagged | 4 Comments

QUAERITUR: Baptisms in Advent

From a reader:
Our fifth child is due on November 24.  To allow for the possibility that he might be late, we attempted to schedule a private baptism on Gaudete Sunday. My pastor says that no baptisms can be celebrated during … Continue reading

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Some comments on the new norms concerning Graviora Delicta

The Holy See has revised some norms concerning "exceptionally serious" crimes against faith and morals.
All the delicts will be handled by the tribunal of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.  Besides the Church’s three great tribunals (Segnatura, Rota, … Continue reading

Posted in Brick by Brick, Clerical Sexual Abuse of Children, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill | Tagged | 39 Comments

14 July 2010

Chances are you’ll next hear something anti-Catholic if first you hear…

CMR has an amusing post which you should check out.
Top ten clues that you’re about to hear something anti-Catholic. …
Broken down by percentage points here are the chances you’re about to hear something anti-Catholic if you hear:

44% chance if someone … Continue reading

Posted in Lighter fare, Our Catholic Identity | 38 Comments

Obamacare in fact funds abortions

I hope the sisters of the CHA are proud of themselves.
I found this story on the site of Jill Stanek.
Obamacare to fund abortions in Pennsylvania; heat on Dahlkemper
Quote:
… less than 4 months after Obamacare’s passage, and with Obama his executive … Continue reading

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Does McBrien believe in the Devil and in the reality of possession?

National Catholic Fishwrap‘s darling McBrien (the one who ridicules Eucharistic Adoration and those who participate in it) now makes fun of exorcism and demonic possession. 
McBrien think that the only type of exorcism that matters is the pre-baptismal exorcism in … Continue reading

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 72 Comments

13 July 2010

New Michael Voris video and WDTPRS POLL

The latest from Michael Voris.
Watch this first.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d11PpFwI8RY]
Then vote in the poll and….
… tell us about your vote in the combox!

{democracy:73}

Technorati Tags: Michael Voris

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The dumbest thing about excommunication I have seen to date

I think it was CMR which suggested that NCR’s piece on excommunication might be the stupidest thing you read today.  I stress today. (NCR is sure to writer about it again some time.)
It is hard to imagine that a writer … Continue reading

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 18 Comments

The Feeder Feed and Penjing Report

Another dimension of the feeder….
Mr. Grosbeak paying attention to junior.

Please help feed the birds.  They are on short commons right now.
PENJING REPORT
Some first aid followed by benign neglect have served to bring Penjing back from the edge of the grave. … Continue reading

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If only they could get that partnership on track!

Which of these pairs doesn’t belong:

Pope John XXIII – Pres. Kennedy
Pope John Paul II – Pres. Reagan
Pope Benedict XVI – Pres. Obama

In his piece called "Obama and Benedict: A partnership delayed, but not yet denied", Allen is trying with … Continue reading

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