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Daily Archives: 25 August 2011
Catholic League on ban against clergy during NYC 9/11 ceremony
From The Catholic League:
CLERGY BANNED FROM 9/11 NYC CEREMONY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the decision by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ban the clergy from speaking at the 9/11 ceremony next month:
After the Twin Towers were … Continue reading
Posted in The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 9/11, Catholic League, Mayor Bloomberg, NYC, Twin Towers
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John Allen on SSPX/Rome talks. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
My friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr, the fair-minded writer for the ultra-liberal dissenting National Catholic Reporter has an interesting piece about an upcoming meeting scheduled between SSPX Bishop Bernard Fellay and the CDF in Rome to review their … Continue reading
CNA: Catholic US Military Archdiocese sees rise in priestly vocations: SPECIAL APPEAL FROM FR. Z TO READERS
It is a regret of mine that I didn’t sign up for military chaplain service when I had the chance. I am more than likely too old now and hindsight is 20/20. In any event, at one point I did … Continue reading
WDTPRS POLL: Does an all-male sanctuary foster vocations to the priesthood?
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And also…. added as an afterthought, so the numbers might not match the poll above. You … Continue reading
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Tagged altar boys, altar girls, altar service, poll, priesthood, vocations
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Should the infamous “altar girl” decision be reversed? Wm. Oddie opines. WDTPRS POLLS included.
The formidable William Oddie, a columnist of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has an opinion piece on the 1994 interpretation of the Latin Church’s Canon Law which permitted service at the altar by females. Keep in mind … Continue reading
TLM in D. Madison, WI: a growing minority
From the Madison State Journal:
Growing number of Catholics push for return to Latin Mass
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Ellie Arkin doesn’t speak Latin, so upon entering Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Madison on a recent Sunday, the 21-year-old UW-Madison student … Continue reading
