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Monthly Archives: October 2010
31 October 2010
WDTPRS: 31st Ordinary Sunday – running… stumbling
COLLECT – (2002MR):
Omnipotens et misericors Deus, de cuius munere venit,
ut tibi a fidelibus tuis digne et laudabiliter serviatur,
tribue, quaesumus, nobis,
ut ad promissiones tuas sine offensione curramus.
LAME-DUCK ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR):
God of power and mercy,
only with your help
can we … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
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BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER
BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER
VATICAN CITY, 29 OCT 2010 (VIS) – Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for November is: “That victims of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Christian community, find in the … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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30 October 2010
Manhattan: Solemn TLM for Christ the King
Sunday 31 October isthe Feast of Christ the King in the older, traditional calendar.
There will be a Solemn Mass at 10 am, also at Holy Innocents with music by Morales, the Missa sobre las voces.
After the Sunday Mass, in the … Continue reading
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
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On The Road: back in Manhattan… some views and news
I rose at oh dark hundred this morning, did my chores, and headed to the airport.
Off through the LSD TUNNEL OF LIBERAL NEW AGE LOVE in the Detroit airport.
Our approach into NYC.
A great view of the park.
To supper. A sort … Continue reading
WDTPRS: Christ the King (1962MR) – “no hugs and fluffy lambs”
Each year Holy Church presents to us the history of salvation, from Creation to the Lord’s Coming (His First and also His Final Coming). At this time of year, as we move in the Northern Hemisphere into the … Continue reading
29 October 2010
John Allen on global policies for a global Church
How I wish my friend John L. Allen could write for some Catholic publication rather than for the National Catholic Reporter.
As you know, Mr. Allen is the nearly-ubiquitous fair-minded writer in that otherwise bleak fishwrap.
His Friday piece is worth your … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity
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Wherein Fr. Z muses about political impact of today’s terror-related news
As I do household chores, I am tuned in to frenzied news coverage of the various terrorist-related bombs, bomb scares or trial runs in the USA and London, connected with Dubai and Yemen.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is suspected.
One comment … Continue reading
USAToday’s religion blogger Cathy Lynn Grossman writes about “wafer watch”
UPDATE 1820 GMT:
The original post at USAToday has been edited and this message added:
(NOTE: Language in the above graph has been changed from the original post to reflect more clearly respect for the Eucharist in Catholic belief.)
Dear Readers… … Continue reading
Benedict XVI on faith in the public square, politics
Yesterday the Holy Father spoke to bishops from Brazil gathered in Rome for their ad limina visit.
Some of his comments pertain to the upcoming US midterm election next week and the role of the Church in shaping the consciences of … Continue reading
Remedial Catholicism through chant
I direct you attention to an entry at The Chant Cafe:
Simple Propers for All Souls
Posted by Adam Bartlett
Download them here
Note that the chants for the Feast of All Souls are the same as the Requiem (Funeral) Mass. What … Continue reading
NCR has a nutty about Card. Burke’s observations about voting
Yesterday in an entry about comments made by soon-to-be Card. Burke and the responsibilities of voters in this upcoming mid-term election, I foretold that liberals would claim that Burke was “telling people how to vote”.
Arch-liberal Maureen Fielder, a dissenting woman … Continue reading
28 October 2010
Battlestar Galactica prequel… prequels… news
It seems that the Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica was axed yesterday.
This follows a week after the announcement that SyFy would produce a movie length pilot set during the first Cylon war.
It will be called, apparently, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & … Continue reading
BLOG RENEWAL: Test of a new mobile theme
Test of a new mobile theme, posted from my iPhone.
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Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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NYC, Manhattan Solemn TLM news for Christ the King, All Saints, All Souls
Are you in or near New York City?
There will be a Solemn Mass with the 1962 Missale Romanum at Holy Innocents in Manhattan (near 37th and Broadway) for the Feast of All Saints Monday, 1 November at 6 PM, … Continue reading
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
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