Daily Archives: 2 February 2012

ACTION ITEM! White House PETITION to rescind the anti-Catholic HHS Mandate.

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of the White House a petition was initiated requesting that the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate be rescinded.
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Click HERE.
The real resistance against Pres. Obama’s war on the Catholic Church will … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, POLLS, Religious Liberty, The Drill | Tagged , , , , , | 43 Comments

QUAERITUR: What to do if a bug gets into the chalice?

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A young priest writes:
Last weekend after a somewhat fiery homily of exposition of evil and the devil I had a run in with a menacing fly (assuming not Beelzebub himself). At the epiclesis a very large fly dive bombed into … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests | Tagged , , , , | 27 Comments

Prayer Request

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

May request your prayers today?  I have a couple intentions.
Thanks!
UPDATE:

I am grateful for your prayers.
For one intention, I was pleased with a development.
For the other intention, I still ask for your prayers.

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 35 Comments

Bp. Zubik shares feedback he received after he responded to Pres. Obama’s declaration of war on the Catholic Church

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A few days ago Bp. Zubik of Pittsburgh issued his own strongly worded response (rather than the USCCB template) after Pres. Obama’s blatant attack on the civil and religious liberty of Catholics.  You will recall that Bp. Zubik said this … Continue reading →

Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Linking Back, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | 41 Comments

2 Feb Live Stream of Pontifical Mass from Miami

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You might want to mark your calendars:
Pontifical Mass in Miami
To stream LIVE on LiveMass.net and iMass
Thursday Feb 2nd, 2012 – 7:30 PM EST
On Thursday February 2nd, at 7:30 PM EST His Grace Archbishop Thomas Wenski will celebrate a Pontifical Solemn … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Campus Telephone Pole | 14 Comments

Starbucks endorses unnatural “marriage”. Buy Mystic Monk Coffee, not Starbucks.

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Need another reason to buy Mystic Monk Coffee?  As if my requests weren’t enough?  As if helping Wyoming Carmelites wasn’t enough?
From LifeSiteNews.com:
In news that will come as a heavy blow to many coffee lovers, Starbucks has officially backed homosexual ‘marriage.’
[...]
Blech.
You … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , , | 87 Comments

Knox News

Posted on 2 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Occasionally and for pastoral reasons I like to spot read in my trusty copy of Pastoral and Occasional Sermons by the late Msgr. Ronald Knox.
On that note, it seems that a website dedicated to Ronald Knox has been revamped.
I’ll bet … Continue reading →

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