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- TonyO: Whether with regards to the Novus Ordo, dialogue, “new catechesis ,” new scholarshi p (that’s not really new or factual), the entire system has greatly hampered the Church’s mission...
- ChrisP: I’m with Scott Hahn on this one. McCarrick gets laicized after his crimes? IE. The laity who suffered get to deal with him? Great, thanks very much. Strip him of his ordained author...
- Kevin: Just back. FeelinR 17; so so good. Praise God.
- Semper Gumby: Good one. If I understood the PowerPoint better I’d make a handy slide out of that. Wait a minute. *reaches for Etch A Sketch*
- taylorhall95: It’s a very interestin g observatio n. And in my book, it’s the correct one. The entire “ref orm” promulgate d after Vatican 2 (and to some degree before) is...
- oldCatholigirl: How people react to regular “ext ra” prayers after Mass seems to partly be affected by their situation. If your parish has happy-clap py Masses in “wor ship...
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- Charlotte Allen: I really like the prayer to St. Michael 211;but a better time to say it, in my opinion, would be at the end of the General Intercessi ons (I think that’ ;s what they...
- teomatteo: Van Gogh’ ;s paintings: over rated especially the portraits. A massive solar event̵ 1;probably not.
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: And then there was poor little Spirit.
- KAS: Keep praying and doing reparation . It is a known phenomenon that a bad behavior always gets a LOT worse before being eradicated , so do not lose heart, when things get worse, rejoice and pray...
- Asperges_me: Sunspots interact with the atmosphere , allowing long distance communicat ion. Aka “ski pping̶ 1; or “dx& #8221;. At a solar minimum, long distance communicat ion is...
- Fr. Kelly: When I arrived in this parish, the custom was for the priest to return after the recessiona l hymn was over, kneel down in the middle of the aisle and lead the St. Michael prayer.. Once...
- Greg Hlatky: We say the Leonine prayers after Mass and even my poor knees have no objection.
- Gab: The Leonine prayers are of course said after Mass in the TLM, led by the priest. When I’m at a N.O Mass I says the prayers myself, kneeling and when the recessiona ry “hym nR...
- Hidden One: I think properly formed and episcopall y instituted acolytes are a potentiall y very useful solution to the problem of not enough priests (and deacons) to bring Communion to the sick on...
- Hidden One: Oh good, they’ ;re canonizing the biglietto speech.
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- Hidden One: This book is truly excellent. It is an excellent antidote to the ailments afflicting contempora ry historical critical scholarshi p.
- acardnal: I own the Blu-ray of this movie. It is available on streaming services, too. I have to say my mind was blown away watching it! On the Blu-ray there are some wonderful “ext rasR...
- acardnal: I forgot to add “Pra ying the PsalmsR 21; by Thomas Merton is also recommende d.
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- “Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.”
- Do you know priests who are struggling, under attack? Terrific movement: Seven Sisters Apostolate
- Movement in the causes of Bl. John Henry Newman and Card. József Mindszenty
- ASK FATHER: During sick call, tea and biscuits before administering Communion
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- BREAKING: Rubrics and color-blindness
- Card. Kasper attacks Card. Müller who publicly proclaimed Catholic doctrine
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- TRANS-NEPTUNIAN COMET APPROACHES EARTH
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- PODCAzT 170: Card. Müller – Manifesto of Faith: “Let not your heart be troubled!”
- WDTPRS: 5th Sunday after Epiphany AND 5th Ordinary Sunday: Familial military or martial family?
- L’Affaire McCarrick: Soon to be “Mister”
- When winter gets reeeeeally long
- PODCAzT 169: Bp. Athanasius Schneider on “the only God-willed religion”
- Card. Burke’s new, official website
- ASK FATHER: Popes in red rather than white?
- St. Francis and the Sultan: What really happened in 1219 in Catholic Muslim dialogue?
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.This blog has to earn its keep!
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Daily Archives: 6 August 2015
Prelude to the Tears of St. Lawrence
From Spaceweather: PERSEID FIREBALLS: Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Peak rates of 100+ meteors per hour are expected next week when Earth approaches the heart of the debris … Continue reading
Vatican Radio joins Corriere della Sera to shill for the Kasper Proposal
Folks, I’m aware there will be a lot to read in the upcoming three months about the Synod on the Family in October. I am wary of overdoing it on the blog. I don’t want synod-fatigue to set in. That … Continue reading
What’s going on where you are?
I get lots of emails asking me to post their event on my blog. I can’t do that for everyone. Here is a post for you to post your news. Be brief.
Just Too Cool: Your Earth and Your Moon
Unless you are an astronaut.. or a cosmonaut, you probably haven’t had a chance to see your Earth and Moon from this angle. From NASA Earth Observatory. The green tinge is a photographic artifact produced by the method of taking … Continue reading
Latin Tweet from Pope Francis
Rancisrancis tweeted: Viam amori Dei in cordibus nostris demus ut demus ex nostris cordibus aliis nosmetipsos. Discuss! (Hint… note the style!)