Daily Archives: 29 September 2011

Bp. Thomas Doran (D. Rockford) on kneeling for Holy Communion… heh heh…

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In this last week’s edition of The Wanderer, we read a reprint of a column by Most Rev. Thomas Doran, Bishop of Rockford.  I believe it was originally on the site of the diocese on 2 September 2011.
My emphases and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Do we have to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary?

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a kind of…confused question for you here, im told that i dont need to say the Luminous Mysteries, im told Pope John Paul II “suggested” it, not declared that it must be said, i wonder this … Continue reading →

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New Kindles coming

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been enjoying my Kindle enormously. I have the Kindle 3g which has a keyboard. I was sceptical at first but I have been won over. It is especially useful for books I don’t especially want to … Continue reading →

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NCFishwrap getting it wrong about abortion and capital punishment.

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at the National catholic Fishwrap, Jamie Manson has flung herself headlong into another error.
I won’t torment you with a fisking of the whole article.  Suffice it to say that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is said to have defended, … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Kissing the priest’s hand

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I was coerced into attending a church function tonight with a number of the other Latin Mass members and the priest (a member of the FSSP).
When the priest arrived and the greetings started, I noticed everyone kiss the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Latin and languages in seminary

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a seminarian:
I am a seminarian from the southern region of the US. Here at seminary, there are many guys, I myself included, who are more traditionally minded who enjoy Latin and orthodoxy. Others however, see that the hispanic populations … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI “walked through the ferocious pack of media dogs without losing his composure”

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Read this whole thing.
From CNA comes this about the Pope’s visit to Germany.
A highlight:
“(D)amage to the Church comes not from her opponents but from uncommitted Christians.”
And also,
“The Pope gave appropriate directions. The fate of the Church and of the faith, … Continue reading →

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LATINUM ITER MONTANUM … WYOMINGENSE

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Prof. Nancy Llewellyn of Wyoming Catholic College sent the following:
Since you’re a fan of Wyoming and a strenuissimus fautor of Latin, I thought you might be interested to know that the Latin Program here at WCC has … Continue reading →

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