Monthly Archives: 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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

Posted in Mail from priests, Pope of Christian Unity | Tagged | 19 Comments

1st Vespers with the Holy Father

Pope Benedict will soon (as of the time of this writing) be in the Vatican Basilica … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

Posted in The Drill, WDTPRS | 17 Comments

Another Vatican website quirk concerning Summorum Pontificum

Under another entry in the combox, our friend iPadre pointed out that, at the time of … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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QUAERITUR: Ember Days with the Novus Ordo

From a reader:
I was wondering if you could help me out. Are Ember days optional in … Continue reading

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You say “wherever” and I say “everywhere”…

Documents from the Holy See were, once upon a time, composed in Latin.  They tended to … Continue reading

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