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Monthly Archives: August 2010
19 August 2010
PODCAzT 109: A dust up in ancient Carthage and parishes that schism
Many dioceses are having to close parishes. Now and then a bishop needs to discipline parishes which go renegade. It sometimes happens that groups of Catholics just go do their own thing.
This got me thinking about a sermon of … Continue reading
18 August 2010
QUAERITUR: “self-service” from the chalice
From a reader, edited:
Last night I was scandalised, apart from the usual "inclusive" language that the Priest used throughout, he asked, after the Priests Communion (normally the EMHC’s are crawling over each other by now) whether there was a "Eucharistic … Continue reading
Another technical question: back ups and restores
Those who do a lot of work with a computer may know the old phrase, "Jesus saves, and so should you."
We have probably all had the experience not just of losing minutes to hours of work on a document or … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
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“Don’t equate women priests with pedophiles.” Welllll… Okay!
This is from Diogenes at Off The Record:
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, who identifies herself as a "Roman Catholic womanpriest," has chastised the Vatican in an op-ed column written for the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader. The title encapsulates her demand: "Don’t equate women priests … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare
47 Comments
America Magazine: Pastor Apologizes for Vatican’s “Insensitive” Words
From America Magazine with my emphases and comments:
Pastor Apologizes for Vatican’s "Insensitive" WordsAugust 18, 2010James Martin, S.J.
A pastor in Oak Park, Ill., has apologized to the women and women religious of his parish for the Vatican’s "insensitive and harsh … Continue reading
Benedict XVI: First Communion at “age of reason”
From CNA:
Benedict XVI affirms first communion for children at age of reason
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 18, 2010 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy Father remembered Pope St. Pius X and reviewed his Church reforms and renewals during Wednesday’s general … Continue reading
A Preferential Option for the Poor Ignoramuses
There is a new blog The Motley Monk (which also has some food posts, btw). There are some very smart posts there. My interest was captured by the mention of one of the better profs in the Theology Department at … Continue reading
17 August 2010
Mexican Bishops on Supreme Court about same-sex “unions”
From CNA:
Bishops of Mexico: Homosexual adoption an attack on natural order
Mexico City, Mexico, Aug 17, 2010 / 09:59 pm (CNA).- The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico released a statement on Tuesday rejecting the decision by the country’s Supreme Court to uphold … Continue reading
Help! I need technical advice!
I need help from you knowledgeable readers.
Is there any software that will allow me to record – on a single computer – 4 usb webcams with 1 or 2 audio sources?
The idea is to record simultaneously four different camera streams … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
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Why are groups of liberal Catholics splitting from their bishops?
Schism and disobedience, undermining one’s ecclesial identity, are hardly new in the Church.
Still, I have noticed that coverage of these aberrations has increased.
There is the renegade community in Brisbane, Australia. Pretty much heretics as well.
In St. Louis there is the … Continue reading
Printed forms for penitents outside confessionals
Today I was talking to a friend about a parish he visited. He saw that penitents waiting for confession were using a printed form or sheet that had a structured form for making a confession as well as an Act … Continue reading
What Is Confession Time Really For?
I am ever more impressed with the quality of posts on Fr. Bill Baer’s blog. He is a priest acquaintance of mine in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. I have posted about him before.
He has been talking … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
Tagged confessions, Fr. Baer, sacrament of penance
19 Comments
Italian liturgist Manlio Sodi fears Summorum Pontificum
Manilio Sodi, SDB, is virulently opposed to Pope Benedict.
The Italian blog Messa in latino reports that Sodi has been on Italian radio a couple times recently running down Pope Benedict’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.The good news is that its August … Continue reading
Posted in SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Manlio Sodi, special pleading, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
38 Comments
