Daily Archives: 10 October 2012

Reason #28867 for Summorum Pontificum

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The folks who organize the education conference in L.A. are going to be sooooo jealous.
You might need to turn the sound down after a little bit.  I will not be blamed if your ears start to bleed.

Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | 96 Comments

Some feedback

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I do not have any question to ask you, but I just wanted to say thank you for your promotion and education on your blog of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. I have only been to Latin … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, Reader Feedback, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged | 7 Comments

Benedict XVI to change mind on women’s ordination? Have stranger things ever happened?

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked this up from Eye Of The Tiber. I didn’t hear about this epoch-changing story in the MSM or the Catholic blogosphere, did you?
Hmmmm….  perhaps there is a conspiracy.
Former LCWR President’s Dynamic Speech May Change Pope’s Mind On Female … Continue reading →

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Nuns On The Bus Warmed-Over: a stop at Ohio Dominican University

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Apparently the Nuns On The Bus are still going ’round and ’round with their blatantly partisan political agenda.
From a reader:
The “Nuns on the Bus” tour has C-Bus for its next stop. This is the group that has been touring the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Women Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Pres. Obama’s wedding ring

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is something very interesting from WND:
NEW YORK – As a student at Harvard Law School, then-bachelor Barack Obama’s practice of wearing a gold band on his wedding-ring finger puzzled his colleagues.
Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can a traditionalist priest require women to cover their heads during Mass?

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have read web sites from FSSP Traditional parishes that indicate women are to cover their heads during Mass. My understanding is that the requirement was removed from Canon Law, thus it is no longer a sin to … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Universae Ecclesiae | Tagged , , , , , , | 46 Comments

Is something being done about the “homosexual Masses” in London?

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked this up from Marco Tossati at Vatican Insider - in Italian – about the homosexual Masses being celebrated in London in the Soho district at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Gregory (not at St. Patrick’s on … Continue reading →

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“I want to share why I choose to wear a veil… and why I love it.”

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the blog Fide Et Literis: By Faith & Learning there is a post entitled I love my chapel veil.
She wrote:
I recently read an article about the comeback of chapel veils entitled, “Head covering is thinly veiled patriarchy.” The author wrote … Continue reading →

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The Holy Father’s Wednesday Audiences will now include Arabic

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

ARABIC TO BECOME A PART OF THE POPE’S GENERAL AUDIENCE
Vatican City, (VIS) – Beginning on Wednesday 10 October, during the Holy Father’s weekly general audience, an Arabic speaker will join the other speakers who provide a summary of the … Continue reading →

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