Daily Archives: 19 June 2012

Bug Out Bags

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I just saw a government sponsored commercial showing people being tossed around.  Then dad grabs the “bug out bag” and they head for the door.
The slogan at the end: Get a kit.  Make a plan. Be … Continue reading →

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Defending True Marriage

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Dr. Jennifer Morse – whose acquaintance I renewed during Acton University last week –  has been doing good work at the Ruth Institute to defend true marriage.  Not too long ago, I visited a parish which had their pamphlet listing 77 … Continue reading →

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A lament for the Octave of Pentecost from a surprising source

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The new editor of American Magazine, Drew Christiansen, S.J., seems a bit wistful about the loss to the Ordinary Form of the Octave of Pentecost.  In this matter we wholeheartedly concur.
America – June 18th, 2012
By the time this column appears in … Continue reading →

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SUN TEA and ICED-COFFEE

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is muggy and hot and sunny and the perfect day to make iced-tea or iced-coffee.
I make jars of sun tea.
QUAERITUR: Where might get good tea and coffee these days while at the same time helping sound and traditional religious … Continue reading →

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Just Too Cool: a stamp … yes… a stamp

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some of you long-time readers know that I sometimes write about things astronomical and that I have mentioned the fascinating Jesuit mathematician Christopher Clavius (+1612), who worked out the reform of the calendar for Pope Gregory XIII.
For your Just Too Cool … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Super Oblata 11th Ordinary Sunday/Week

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the post-Conciliar editions of the Missale Romanum the prayer substituting for the ancient Secret is called the Super oblata, “over the offerings”.  Last Sunday, or during the week when Sunday’s prayers are used for Mass, this is what many people … Continue reading →

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Please, Sisters! Save our planet!

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I noted on the site of the BBC that obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and climate change.
This is such a worrisome problem that the Sisters of St. Francis in Philadelphia have decided to go after McDonalds.
Since … Continue reading →

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Benedictio ad barbam

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at The Art of Manliness there is an interesting entry about shaving.  Under that entry we find this about beards, shaving, and the Early Church [with my corrections to the Latin]:
While the ancient Jews and Muslims were commanded not to … Continue reading →

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Card. Dolan’s new book on Religious Liberty available: $0.99!

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Available as of today: the Kindle edition of Card. Dolan’s book, True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Liberty.
Cost: $0.99
Buy a Kindle HERE (UK HERE).
I really enjoy my Kindle.
 
 
 
 

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