Daily Archives: 20 April 2011

QUAERITUR: Can we attend non-Catholic weddings?

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Is it wrong if not in fact sinful to attend the weddings and funerals
of non-Catholics? For as Pope Pius XI stated in his encyclical
treating on Christian unity, Catholics are never to participate in
schismatic or heretical congregations. I would … Continue reading →

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THE list again: Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession (and Fr. Z rants)

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You and I are going to die someday.  We don’t know when.
When we die we will be judged.
Scripture teaches, and Christ’s own words and actions make clear, that there are some sins bad enough to kill the life of grace … Continue reading →

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Mercilessly grilled under the lights

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Okay… grilled is a little melodramatic.
I was at the Newscorp Building where Fox News Channel is ensconced to tape some Q&A for some upcoming projects my good friend Greg Burke, FNC’s Rome correspondent, is preparing.
Some people will probably look at … Continue reading →

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How is your Lent so far? II

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A couple weeks ago I asked how your Lent was going… if you were sticking to your plan… if you had a plan, that is.
It is time to ask again.
So?
How’s it going?
Select an answer and add a comment in the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Family Planning Official Kills Man Over Forced Sterilization

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A few days old, but this comes from Life News:
Chinese Family Planning Official Kills Man Over Forced Sterilization
by Steven Ertelt | Beijing, China | LifeNews.com | 4/7/11 1:53 PM
Seeking to enforce the one-child policy that involves forced abortions and sterilizations … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: L’Osservatore Romano’s new website and online editions

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: 20 April
The new L’Osservatore Romano site is working better today, though it is still clunky and a bit hard to navigate.
I was able to bring up the PDF of today’s daily.
One curiosity:   They fuzzed out the Vatican stemma … Continue reading →

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If Easter is coming, it time to bash the Catholic Church.

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Remember… if Easter is near, its the season to bash the Catholic Church.
Before Easter and before the beatification of Pope John Paul we are seeing the uptick in anti-Catholic gestures saved up by the MSM precisely for this period.
For example, … Continue reading →

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California church destroyed by arsonist

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I think we are going to see a lot more of this.
From CNA:
Calif. parish pledges to rebuild after arsonist destroys church
By Kevin J. Jones
Los Angeles, Calif., Apr 20, 2011 / 06:02 am (CNA).- Parishioners at St. John Vianney are determined … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict on keeping vigil this Triduum

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Excerpts from the Holy Father’s Wednesday Audience via the site of Vatican Radio:
Today there is “a certain callousness of the soul towards the power of evil, an insensitivity to all the evil in the world: we do not want to … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Spy Wednesday in Holy Week

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The term “Spy” Wednesday is probably an allusion to Christ’s betrayal by Judas.

COLLECT
Deus, qui pro nobis Filium tuum
crucis patibulum subire voluisti,
ut inimici a nobis expelleres potestatem,
concede nobis famulis tuis,
ut resurrectionis gratiam consequamur.
This prayer was the Collect for this same day … Continue reading →

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