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Monthly Archives: August 2010
24 August 2010
Traditional Confirmations in London
I am happy to report that in London, at St. James Church, Spanish Place, confirmandi will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the older, traditional, Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at the hands of Bishop George Stack, auxiliary bishop … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
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Video interview of Msgr. Charles Scicluna: “words of fire”
My friend Greg Burke, the Rome correspondent for Fox News, scored an interview – video interview – with Msgr. Charles Scicluna of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith who handles graviora delicta cases.
Vatican Prosecutor: Pope Showed “Frustration and … Continue reading
Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse of Children
Tagged Fox News, graviora delicta, Greg Burke, Msgr. Scicluna
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23 August 2010
On remarks of a priest and his bishop in El Paso
Fr. Michael Rodriguez, a priest of the Diocese of El Paso, offered an op-ed piece to the local secular newspaper. It was printed on 2 August 2 in the El Paso Times.
Here is the piece by Fr. Rodriquez with my … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Williamson v. The Pope of Christian Unity
It seems that SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson is a bit worried.
To his latest piece, which I received by email from a reader, I add my emphases and comments.
Before we start drilling, however, here are a few points to … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Williamson, SSPX
74 Comments
A note about e-mail
I get a huge amount of e-mail every day.
May I plead with you e-mail senders about a few things?
Please don’t send e-mails with no subject in the subject line or vague subjects such as "Hey look at … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Good news time
Any good news from the weekend?
Was there any great point you heard in a Sunday sermon?
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
52 Comments
Ice cream cones. And.. “They’ll like us when we win.”
From an episode of The West Wing:
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Posted in SESSIUNCULA
26 Comments
22 August 2010
When the Pastor’s away, the DANGERMOUSE will…
Times have changed,And we’ve often rewound the clock,Since the Puritans got a shock,When they landed on Plymouth Rock.If today,Any shock they should try to stem,‘Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock,Plymouth Rock would land on them.
In olden days a glimpse of … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: lay Communion minister wouldn’t bless me
From a reader:
Today I attended a mass at my university and had a difficult experience with one of the Eucharistic ministers. I approached with my hands folded in order to receive a blessing (no communion for me this time), and … Continue reading
New film about 1860 massacre of martyrs in Damascus
Via our friends at Rorate:
From Corpus Christi Watershed:
Award-winning filmmaker and Watershed staff member Eric Hinojosa has been living in Lebanon, working tirelessly to bring to fruition a documentary film about the Blessed Massabki Brothers, the Emir Abd … Continue reading
The statue of Bl. John Henry Newman
Several good things come together in this story from the Birmingham Mail.
Statue of Cardinal Newman to take pride of place during Papal visit
Aug 18 2010 by Jasbir Authi, Birmingham Mail
THE great nephew of legendary Birmingham author JRR Tolkien is … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Received baptism from SSPX – must I be conditionally baptized?
From a reader:
I write inquiring about the validity of my baptism at the SSPX.
I approached the Roman Catholic Parish in our area and inquired about this matter. The parish priest told me that i will be given a conditional … Continue reading
21 August 2010
QUAERITUR: Communion, altar rails
A reader sent the following about Q&A in The Catholic Times, the official newspaper of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Father John Dietzen writes his column for Catholic News Service from his home in Peoria.
So, I assume this … Continue reading
Fr. Breen retracts his dissenting statement made on his video
I note on the site of CMR that the priest in the Diocese of Nashville, Fr. Joseph Breen, who posted a video some time ago containing his own dissident statements.
The diocesan bishop, H.E. David Choby, gave Fr. Breen an opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Linking Back, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Choby, conscience, Fr. Breen, magisterium, Nashville
38 Comments
WDTPRSer interest in Italian Photography TOUR
A question for the readers:
Who would be interested in a tour in Italy focused, pardon the pun, especially on taking photos.
Therefore, the places involved in the tour would be pretty photogenic, including the usual places Venice, Florence, Pisa, Sienna, Assisi, … Continue reading
