Category Archives: Be The Maquis

ACTION ITEM! Book from 5 Cardinals in defense of marriage and tradition

Posted on 29 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a book of great importance about to emerge.  It is available for PRE-ORDER at a substantial discount.  It will come out in October 2014, timed for the upcoming Synod of Bishops, which will tackle – inter alia – … Continue reading →

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Voice of America on Holy Innocents in Manhattan: a vibrant Catholic community

Posted on 17 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There was another media story about Holy Innocents in Manhattan.  This is the only parish in Manhattan which as daily Mass in the Extraordinary Form.  It is a beautiful place with great people.
As you know a commission in the Archdiocese … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI empowered a movement that will bring beauty back to the sanctuary and to the whole world.

Posted on 10 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw this in The Week.  My emphases and comments:
In defense of Pope Benedict and the Latin Mass
Twelve summers ago I entered a dusty little church in a Polish neighborhood in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., that Poles had abandoned long ago. It … Continue reading →

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REPOSTED ACTION ITEM! “Could you do something for us, the nuns OFF the bus?”

Posted on 9 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

ORIGINALLY POSTED 15 May 2014
You helped the chaplain and the soldiers in Afghanistan with socks.
Now, help some nuns… the other warriors.
You know them, I’m sure: the Dominican Sisters in Summit, NJ.  These are the legendary “soap sisters” of Seignadou Soaps. … Continue reading →

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Seal of Confession under attack by Louisiana Supreme Court

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have read with concern and anger that a court in Louisiana has ruled that a priest of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, who had heard the confession of a minor concerning abuse by an adult, can be compelled to … Continue reading →

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High School blocks “conservative” sites (Vatican, GOP, NRA) but allows “liberal” (Dems, PParenthood)

Posted on 8 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

What is going on in the school where you send your children?
This is, at the same time, appalling and not in the least surprising.
From The Blaze:
High School Student Says He Uncovered Something ‘Appalling’ When He Tried to Access NRA Website, … Continue reading →

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ACTION ITEM! Still time to sign up for women’s ordination MOOS!

Posted on 5 June 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some folks who are Catholics for the Ordination of Women (C.O.W.s) are now offering their MOOS to the general public.
Not tweets… MOOS!
Exciting!
I saw at, where else, the National Schismatic Reporter (aka The Fishwrap) that MOOS are yours for the asking!
Our … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick in Fennimore

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your Brick by Brick file.
In Fennimore, WI, there was a Solemn Mass at Queen of All Saints for the Feast of the Ascension… which is on Thursday.  HERE
You should know that Fennimore is not exactly a huge urban center. … Continue reading →

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Catholic reaction prompts relocation of fauxdination

Posted on 30 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yesterday I posted an ACTION ITEM! for your kind attention, a poll on a Michigan media site (please go an vote!) about an upcoming fauxdination of a woman that was to take place at a Congregration Church. You could tell … Continue reading →

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ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Wymyn to be ordained or not?

Posted on 29 May 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is another silly wymyn thing taking place in Kalamazoo -zoo-zoo-zoo-zoo! HERE
The local bishop, Most Rev. Paul Bradley, wrote clearly to the diocese as to the consequences of participating in a simulation of a woman’s ordination. His full statement HERE.
The … Continue reading →

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