Daily Archives: 9 March 2012

Vermont: Death with Dignity Bill

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest reader:
Dear Fr. Z, Can I ask for urgent prayers from your readers? The
Vermont State legislature (one of the most secular in the country) is
trying to rush through the “Death with Dignity” Bill this week – quick
hearing on … Continue reading →

Posted in De Novissimis: Four Last Things, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Mail from priests, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

9 March: St. Frances of Rome – “Temporibus calamitosis…”

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the feast of one of my favorite saints, St. Frances of Rome (+1440).
Young Frances married into the Ponziani family, whose medieval palazzo is still in Trastevere.  When I moved to Rome many years ago I first lived there … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 9 Comments

Benedict XVI’s address to US bishops of Regions VII-IX: marriage and sexuality

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI gave an audience to American bishops (MN, ND, SD) making their ad limina visit.  His last address – on the eve of Pres. Obama’s attack on the religious liberty of the Catholic Church – was … Continue reading →

Posted in New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

The Obama Administration is organizing…. WHAT?!?

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw something worthy of Germany in the 1930′s in today’s Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times):
White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law By ROBERT PEAR Published: March 9, 2012 [...] On Wednesday, White House officials summoned … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, De Novissimis: Four Last Things, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, GO TO CONFESSION | Tagged , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

ALERT! INCOMING CME!

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From SpaceWeather:
INCOMING CME: As Earth’s magnetic field reverberates from the impact of one CME on March 8th, a second CME is on the way. Big sunspot AR1429 unleashed an M6-class solar flare today, and the eruption hurled a cloud … Continue reading →

Posted in Look! Up in the sky! | 16 Comments

Oh Where oh where has that Yellow Dog gone?

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some of you have complained that Yellow Dog is no longer around (at the bottom of the blog).

Sorry. I had complaints that Yellow Dog was slowing down the loading of the pages.
I didn’t eat him. I moved him.
HERE.
You can always … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare | Tagged | 5 Comments

Lex Orandi Lex Credendi Swag

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the last week more than of you have dropped me a note asking that I get back to creating some “Lex Orandi Lex Credendi” swag.  My swag store is HERE.
This is what I have going.
For the bumperstickers and car … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Too Cool, The Campus Telephone Pole | Tagged | 31 Comments

Vatican opposes UN promotion of unnatural “marriage”

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The UN is trying to create a new category of human rights. We have been across this ground before (HERE and HERE).
That right, pushed by the UN, is freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender. Ostensibly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, TEOTWAWKI, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments