Daily Archives: 10 December 2010

Pray for a priest’s father

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A priest and blogger, Fr. Rob Johansen of Thrown Back has recently lost his father rather suddenly.
Please say a prayer for the repose of the soul of Robert Johansen, Sr.

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A note from a priest and a request for your prayers

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had to share this with the readership:
Thank you so much for “What does the prayer really sound like.” [HERE is the PRAYERCAzT for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.] I have been a priest for ten years now and I … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS 3rd Sunday of Advent – Collect (200MR):

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are coming to the 3rd Sunday of Advent, also nicknamed Gaudete…. the plural imperative of gaudeo, “Rejoice!”.  This Sunday there is a relaxation of the penitential aspect of Advent.  Yes, Advent is a penitential time, though not … Continue reading →

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St. Juan Diego’s miracle

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yesterday’s feast got me thinking about St. Juan Diego, of Our Lady of Guadalupe fame.
Under normal circumstances, for a beatification there must be a miracle which has been rigorously studied and approved by the Congregation for Causes and Saints accepted … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 112: Winter poems – corrected

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Well… I went and did it again.  I made a PODCAzT.
And then I screwed up and posted the wrong audio file.   I have now corrected that.  Sorry.
I’m not going to say what’s in it other than that there are some … Continue reading →

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Stunningly dopey editorial

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic League comes a note about an example of extreme religious illiteracy… or is it just plain stupidity?
My emphases and comments.
MENORAH IS A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL
The Sun-Sentinel, a south Florida newspaper, has an editorial today criticizing the Catholic League … Continue reading →

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Iran: Christian convert to be executed

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pray, please, for our brother Christian Youcef, sentenced to be executed in Iran for converting to Christianity from the religion of peace.
Iran to execute Christian pastor for renouncing Islam
December 10, 2010
Youcef Nadarkhani, a 32-year-old Protestant pastor who became a Christian … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Collect – Friday of the 2nd Week of Advent

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Collect for Friday of the 2nd Week of Advent.
This is an ancient prayer, found in the Gelasian Sacramentary among the prayers for Advent.
Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, plebi tuae
adventum Unigeniti tui cum summa vigilantia exspectare,
ut, sicut ipse docuit auctor nostrae … Continue reading →

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What is going on in China?

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In all seriousness.

John Allen, the nearly ubiquituous, fair-minded writer for the ultra-lefty NCR has a piece about what is going on in China.

Crackdown in China takes church ‘back to the time of Mao’
by John L Allen Jr on Dec. 10, … Continue reading →

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I sleepless, or, who you are.

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I took a look at who was online.
Here is a snap of about that last 10 minutes.
The locations are proximate.
Willmar, Minnesota
Berlin
Zagreb, Grad Zagreb
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hulshout, Antwerpen
Regensburg, Bayern
Pogliano Milanese, Lomb…
Gunnison, Colorado
Prairieville, Louisiana
Peterborough
Concordville, Pennsylva…
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Los Angeles, California
Flower Mound, Texas
Uganda
Corvallis, … Continue reading →

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