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Monthly Archives: December 2010
31 December 2010
NCR’s very first “Person of the Year”: Sr. Carol Keehan
National Catholic Reporter has named Sr. Carol Keehan as their very first “Person of the Year”.
Even though she was head of the Catholic Health Association, a political lobby group, before 2009 Sr. Keehan was relatively unimportant.
Then Sr. Keehan, as an … Continue reading
Possible reception of 5 Anglican Bishops, their wives, and 3 Nuns at Westminster Cathedral tomorrow
My friend Fr. John Boyle posted this at his blog Caritas in veritate. Be sure to visit him for follow up news.
Reception of Five Anglican Bishops, their wives, and three Nuns at Westminster Cathedral tomorrow
I have heard on the grapevine … Continue reading
1st Vespers with the Holy Father
Pope Benedict will soon (as of the time of this writing) be in the Vatican Basilica for 1st Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, followed by the singing of the Te Deum for the close of this … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
6 Comments
WDTPRS: Mary, Mother of God (2002MR): comparison of versions
This is longish, but look at the different versions of the prayers. You will get a sense of what was done to prepare the new translation of the Roman Missal and the what was done to the preparation.
A look at … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, WDTPRS
17 Comments
30 December 2010
Another Vatican website quirk concerning Summorum Pontificum
Under another entry in the combox, our friend iPadre pointed out that, at the time of this writing. on the Vatican website, the Supreme Pontiff’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum is still provided only in
Latin and Hungarian.
Languages equally comprehensible to liberals.
Does … Continue reading
Pages removed from Vatican’s online 1960 “Acta Apostolicae Sedis”: Rubrics of Breviary and Missal
The Vatican website’s OCR copy of AAS 52 has blank pages for pp. 593-740.
John XXIII’s new code of rubrics, “Rubricae breviarii et missalis Romani,” is on pp. 622-42.
Those inclined to look for conspiracies might wonder whether someone were withholding this key resource … Continue reading
Kathryn Jean Lopez on MTV’s pro-teen abortion reality show
Kathryn Jean Lopez has a new article on the disturbing special run on MTV
(aka evil media sewer) earlier this week, in which a young woman from the reality TV show 16 and Pregnant decides to have an abortion, and MTV’s … Continue reading
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras
Tagged abortion, Kathryn Jean Lopez, MTV, reality TV
15 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can I continue to be an Extraordinary Minister of Communion?
From a reader asked a question about the post I made about the document Ecclesia de mysterio, which among other things requires that we avoid using Extraordinary Ministers of Communion to often or in too many numbers when circumstances don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
10 Comments
QUAERITUR: Ember Days with the Novus Ordo
From a reader:
I was wondering if you could help me out. Are Ember days optional in the Pauline Mass? I ask because a friend of mine says hat they have been done away with in the Pauline Mass because they’re … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged calendar, Ember Days, Rogation Days
6 Comments
You say “wherever” and I say “everywhere”…
Documents from the Holy See were, once upon a time, composed in Latin. They tended to be clear and concise. Then things changed, with unfortunate results. Document over the last couple decades have sometimes been murky and often been far … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, New Evangelization
Tagged Fr. Reginald Foster, New Evanglization
13 Comments
New Vatican laws for Vatican finances
Did you notice that Benedict XVI created a new “internal affairs” unit prevent problems with the Holy See’s finances, both internal and external?
There is a story on CNS which covers this better than I can.
I did note, however, that the … Continue reading
Interview with Jeffrey Tucker about liturgical music
The Church’s sacred music played an important role in my conversion, when I was a young man. There is a great deal of work to do.
But perhaps just as in the spring rivers will thaw and log jams start … Continue reading
Tulsa – 24-26 Jan: workshop for priests on the Ministry of Exorcism
This is a note explicitly for priests.
Again, we are given an example of how Bp. Slattery of Tulsa is standing up and doing his work. Every diocese should have an appointed exorcist. I believe this is not always the case, … Continue reading
A natural law argument
I bring to your attention an exchange between Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George, on the one hand, and Barry Deutsch on the other, and then the response of Girgis, Anderson and George.
Click HERE.
At issue is natural … Continue reading
29 December 2010
Fr. John Harvey of Courage, R.I.P. – UPDATED ARRANGMENTS
I ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of Fr. John Harvey, OSFS, who died yesterday.
Fr. Harvey was the founder and director of Courage, a ministry to homosexuals to help them live chaste lives.
Fr. Harvey’s funeral arrangements are … Continue reading
