Daily Archives: 30 March 2012

2012 About.com Awards: We are the winner, in the best blog category

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Many thank to all of you who voted for this blog in the About.com awards. We prevailed in the Best Catholic Blog category. I am also glad that so many other good blogs and sites and publications were highlighted during … Continue reading →

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Card. Dolan’s video about Holy Week and Easter

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I received a note from the Communications office of the Archdiocese of New York about Card. Dolan’s video containing a short message about Holy Week and Easter.  It seems to be aimed at young people. Have a look and … Continue reading →

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‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNN: ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands
From FNC: MasterCard warns of possible security breach, Visa also reportedly affected
Fr. Z’s Litany for the Conversion of Internet Thugs (2.0)
 

Technorati Tags: agony, credit cards, eternal damnation, hackers, hell, never … Continue reading →

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AUDIO: Stations of the Cross – NEW VERSION – Bl. John Henry Newman

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I have had two versions of the Via Crucis, or Stations of the Cross available in audio files, one by St. Alphonsus Liguori and the other by Pope Benedict in 2005.  For these click HERE.
I … Continue reading →

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What’s up with sacred music in Rome? Nothing good, it seems.

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sandro Magister has a piece today about what is going with sacred music in Rome, more specifically via the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Pontifical Institute for Sacred Music.
In a word: disaster.
Here is the first part:
Not Sacred Music, but Sounds … Continue reading →

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30 March: USA: Day of prayer and fasting for Religious Liberty

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic Sentinel:
US bishops set March 30 as day of prayer, fasting for religious liberty
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops have urged Catholics and “all people of faith” across the nation to observe March 30 as a day … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Campus Telephone Pole, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , , , , , | 17 Comments

Z-Swag “in the wild”

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Every once in a while people send in photos of their Z-Swag “in the wild”. Fun!
From a reader:
Got the CafePress delivery today and I went about to place the goods right away when I got off the train from work. … Continue reading →

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“Sinite parvulos venire ad me!”, or, A picture is worth a thousands words.

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the last couple weeks I have had posts about boys playing “Mass”, one had a great video, one had a photo I took of a photo at the funeral of a 60-year priest.  Yesterday I posted in a review of … Continue reading →

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Federal judge rules as unconstitutional Catholic pro-life provisions in Trafficking Victims Prevention Act

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA:
Pro-life provisions in US bishops’ grant ruled unconstitutional
By Kevin J. Jones
Washington D.C., Mar 28, 2012 / 04:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A federal judge sparked criticism after he ruled unconstitutional the government’s accommodation of pro-life beliefs in an anti-human trafficking … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Friday 5th Week of Lent: “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle”

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the pre-Conciliar Missale Romanum this prayer was the Collect of the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost.
COLLECT
Absolve, quaesumus,
Domine, tuorum delicta populorum,
ut a peccatorum nexibus,
quae pro nostra fragilitate contraximus,
tua benignitate liberemur.

In the ancient Veronese Sacramentary our prayer was found in the month of September, … Continue reading →

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