Daily Archives: 6 March 2011

LENTCAzTs are coming

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Beginning Tuesday I will post daily Lenten podcasts.

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The Cause of Bp. Baraga

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked this up from my friend Fr. John Boyle’s blog Caritas in Veritate.  It concerns the cause for beatification of the first bishop of Marquette, MI, Frederic Baraga.  Baraga went to my native Minnesota as well.
March 12, 2011 is … Continue reading →

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Ireland: obsessing over the wrong problem

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Church in Ireland is in trouble!   Disaster looms!   The meteor is coming straight at them!
The NEW TRANSLATION of the Missal must be STOPPED!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are at the top of the cliff.  Sundance is afraid … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Young children receiving ashes this Wednesday.

Posted on 6 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a three year old girl. She loves the material aspects of
Catholicism (holy cards, holy water, lighting candles, relics etc) and has a pretty good understanding of them for her age.
Can she receive ashes on Ash Wednesday? … Continue reading →

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