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Monthly Archives: July 2011
23 July 2011
22 July 2011
Patriotic Church in China reps met with… ?
Just as the Patriotic (state run) Church in Communist China is planning to consecrate a few more bishops, here, I read at CWN that …
Leaders of Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association meets with Brazilian bishops, propose dialogue
A delegation from China’s government-backed … Continue reading
Transit of Venus
I mentioned in a post the transit of the Sun by the Space Shuttle, and in the course of that post the Transit of Venus, which is coming in 2012.
No sooner but… the blogosphere is so cool… but I get … Continue reading
Transit of the Sun
Too bad about the ending of the Space Shuttle program.
But on the way back to earth, the Shuttle made a transit of the Sun which was caught on film. You can see the images at spaceweather.com.
Small versions.. but get the … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Space Shuttle, transit of mercury, transit of the sun
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Ed Peters on attack on the Seal of Confession
The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, canonist extraordinaire, has on his blog In The Light Of The Law, …
A note on proposals to require priests to violate the seal of confession
Concerning recent Irish and Australian proposals to require priests who, … Continue reading
Ireland and the Primacy of Primates
On ZENIT there is an article on Archbp. Martin of Dublin, the sexual abuse scandal, and Church and state relations.
In the course of the article Archbp. Martin is called “Primate of Ireland”.
“But Father! But Father!”, some will say. “Isn’t the … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Armagh, Archbp. Dublin, Primate of All Ireland, Primate of Ireland
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Video interviews with Archbp. Chaput
Thomas Peters posted a couple of youtube videos of a sit down interview with the new Archbishop of Philadelphia Most Rev. Charles Chaput.
In some ways this interview was a bit more revealing than that which Archbp. Chaput did with John … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, WDTPRS KUDOS
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, Thomas Peters
3 Comments
Bomb explodes in Oslo
I am sure many of you have seen this news, which I picked up from FNC:
OSLO, Norway – DEVELOPING: A powerful bomb tore open several Oslo buildings, including the prime minister’s office, on Friday, killing at least one … Continue reading
The Sensible Bond asks questions about a conference in London
A friend over a the excellent The Sensible Bond has been asking some questions about a conference to take place at Colney All Saints Pastoral Centre in London. Here is his latest lament:
At least according to the publicity, London … Continue reading
Posted in One Man & One Woman, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Nichols, Colney All Saints Pastoral Centre, The Sensible Bond
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Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession
After I posted the story on a legislative attempt in Ireland to force priests to break the Seal of Confession, I had a few emails suggesting that I was panicking, that such a thing would never happen, that this was … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: How can the Church take away indulgences?
From a reader:
I have a (.pdf) copy of the 1910 Raccolta, which contains some 34 indulgenced novenas. These are beautiful prayers I am delighted to pray, but I’m told that as of “Indulgentiarum Doctrina” they are no longer indulgenced. I’m … Continue reading
21 July 2011
God loveth a cheerful giver.
Hoc autem qui parce seminat parce et metet et qui seminat in benedictionibus de benedictionibus et metet. Unusquisque prout destinavit corde suo non ex tristitia aut ex necessitate hilarem enim datorem diligit Deus. 2 Cor 9:6-7.
I saw this video on … Continue reading
Card. Burke: Vatican puppetmaster?
From Italian journalist Marco Tosati on the Vatican Insider of the Italian daily La Stampa comes this.
Raymond Leo Burke, the “great puppeteer” of American appointees
The appointment of Chaput to the Diocese of Philadelphia confirms Burke’s role as the Pope’s trusted … Continue reading
