Daily Archives: 21 November 2012

Remember that horrid bronze statue of John Paul II in Rome? UPDATE!

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Remember the gawdawful bronze statue of John Paul II in front of Rome’s Stazione Termini that was unveiled some time back?  Public outcry and a sense of humanity required a revision.
What it looked like:

We were not sure who it was, but … Continue reading →

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An 80th Wedding Anniversary!

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is some great news.  A couple celebrated their 80th Wedding Anniversary.  HERE.
On Nov. 25, 1932, FDR had just defeated Herbert Hoover, the daily newspaper cost two cents, and Ann Shawah said “I do” to John Betar in Harrison, N.Y.
Fast … Continue reading →

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RECENT POSTS and THANKS!

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First, let’s help each other out:
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Now…

Duhhhh…. Nice try, Fishwrap! [Wherein Fr. Z responds to an attack.]
Benedict XVI on ‘critical’ Scripture scholars
QUAERITUR: Does the obligation to do penance on Fridays bind us under pain of sin?
I have a dream … Continue reading →

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Duhhhh…. Nice try, Fishwrap!

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It seems that the National catholic Fishwrap took exception to my little dig.  Heh heh.
Michael Sean Winters got all excited and thought he scored a point.   He is baiting me, of course, but I’ll take the bait this time.
Here is … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI on ‘critical’ Scripture scholars

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Benedict’s new book is out.  There are some great quotes.
The Pope follows Joachim Gnilka in the theory that Mary is the ultimate source of Matthew and Luke’s accounts of the birth of Christ.  They agree that the Lord was … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Does the obligation to do penance on Fridays bind us under pain of sin?

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I advised a friend that Catholics are either to abstain from meat on Fridays or to substitute another form of prayer, good work, or abstinence; and that she should confess if she failed to do this. In the … Continue reading →

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I have a dream …. Find a home for Roy!

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In another post, I wrote about Sr. Maureen Fiedler’s Fishwrap column about Mr. Roy Bourgeois and the grave injustices done to him by the Vatican’s male oppressors and their Maryknoll minions.
I was so moved by her piece, so disturbed by … Continue reading →

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Sr. Fiedler’s spittle-flecked nutty over Mr. Bourgeois

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sr. Maureen Fiedler is one of our favorites at National catholic Fishwrap.
This could be an great exercise for a fundamental theology class: count the errors.
No… there may be too many to cover in a class period.
Only someone like Maureen could present … Continue reading →

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NYC/NJ 24 November – (Usus Antiquior) Altar Server Retreat and Solemn Mass

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I received notice from friends in New York that they are sponsoring a Retreat for Altar Servers (of the Mass according to the 1962 Missal).
WHAT: Server Retreat for the Extraordinary Form, Solemn Mass.
WHEN: Retreat – Saturday, 24 November starting 10:30 … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI: “If God does not also have power over matter, then he simply is not God.”

Posted on 21 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In his new book, Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 3, the Holy Father gives us a great observation about God that flies in the face of modernist thought.
Here is a comment about the virgin birth of the Lord. Is it historical? … Continue reading →

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