Monthly Archives: July 2012

Anglican Ordinariates and the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 28 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the blog The Anglo-Catholic I read:
When I [that blogger] met him in Orlando some months ago, Monsignor Steenson [head of the US Ordinariate] held nothing back in the expression of his enmity towards Catholic Traditionalism and the so-called Extraordinary … Continue reading →

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2012

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

So, it’s a photoshopped image. So what?br>

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Federal court allows company to ignore HHS mandate

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Hill:
Federal court allows company to ignore birth-control mandate [When will these newsies get that this isn't a "contraception mandate".]
By Sam Baker
A federal court said Friday that a Colorado-based company does not have to comply with the Obama administration’s … Continue reading →

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“The Church…cannot and should not replace the State. Yet at the same time….”

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

“The Church…cannot and should not replace the State. Yet at the same time she cannot and must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice. She has to play her part through rational argument and she has to … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Bishops warn about an important health care issue

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Catholic Herald of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the bishops of Wisconsin warn about an important health care issue:
Wisconsin’s Roman Catholic bishops issued a warning against the use of POLST, Physician (or Provider) Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, in a … Continue reading →

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Obamacare = Euthanasia

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I just saw one of the crafty Dick Morris’s “lunch-time” videos about Obamacare.
Pace the White House, the Catholic Healthcare Association, the Fishwrap and the Magisterium of Nuns, Obamacare will result in the rationing of health care. Calculations will be made about whose … Continue reading →

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Check out a new site: CatholicEvents.com

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Patrick Madrid has started a new – free – service which might be useful to you.  Check it out.  It has a lot of potential.  I think was a niche to fill.
CatholicEvents.com

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To gladden the heart and encourage the brethren: Another First Mass in the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some time ago I asked seminarians and new priests to drop me a line about what their real preference would have been for their First Holy Mass: Ordinary Form or Extraordinary Form.
More and more new priests are opting for the Extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Did you know about the requirement for Patristics in seminary formation? No! Really!

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have in the past posted about this shameful problem.  I actually changed my field because of this document. I am glad that Joseph Shaw of the LMS picked this up:
In 1989 the Congregation for Catholic Education, under the American Cardinal William Baum, … Continue reading →

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“Oh Nancy! Do you have a few minutes to chat?”

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

That is how I imagine the first phone call from the new Archbishop of San Francisco to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could begin.
WDTPRS kudos to San Francisco and to Archbp. Cordileone.
While I don’t think he will set off any earthquakes, … Continue reading →

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