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Category Archives: New Evangelization
22 February 2012
PODCAzT 128: “Veterum sapientia”! 50th Anniversary. On Latin in the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Nolite oblivisci hodie quinquagesimum esse anniversarium promulgationis Apostolicae Constitutionis Veterum Sapientia!
Surely one of sorest points of our enduring shame as a Church is the way our shepherds have entirely ignored John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia.
It isn’t long… but documents … Continue reading
“Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years.”
From a reader:
Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years. I am 34, so this is my first time as an adult. After some trembling at the beginning, I managed to push through … Continue reading
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, New Evangelization
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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LENTCAzT 01: Ash Wednesday – Christianity includes the Cross
Today is Ash Wednesday. Lent begins in the Latin, Roman Church.
Many of you between the ages of 18 and your 59th birthday are, today, bound both to fast and also to abstain from eating flesh, meat. Plan accordingly. Read this … Continue reading
Posted in LENT, LENTCAzT, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Ash Wednesday, LENT, LENTCAzT, podcast
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21 February 2012
Brick by brick in Madison: an Altar-ation!
Brick by brick in Madison, WI, one of the wackiest liberal locales in the US of A.
The great Bishop of Madison, Most Rev. Robert Morlino, about whom I have written quite a few times (his tag), has made a change … Continue reading
Diocese of Venice, Florida promotes Sacrament of Penance during Lent
WDTPRS kudos go out to His Excellency Most Rev. Frank Dewayne, Bishop of Venice in Florida for a diocese-wide effort, called “The Light Is On” campaign, to get people to go to confession during Lent.
The diocese has bought time on … Continue reading
Catholics and Public Life: toward a response to Pres Obama’s Act of Supremacy
There is a thought provoking piece at The Catholic Thing by Fr. James Schall, SJ, a professor at Georgetown. He muses about a future in which we will have to withdraw from participation in public life, or at least in … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices
Tagged 1st Amendment, Fr. James Schall SJ, Henry VIII, NEA, Pres. Obama, St. Thomas More, Treason Act of 1534
32 Comments
20 February 2012
Holy See – Irish “relations”
The Irish government has confirmed a decision to close its embassy to the Holy See.
Thus, the Irish Times.
They are sticking to their excuse of budget cuts. Thus, AP.
I would remind the Irish that there are more Catholics in Los Angeles … Continue reading
17 February 2012
QUAERITUR: What to expect for first Extraordinary Form Mass?
UPDATE 18 Feb 17:58 GMT:
I received this from the person whose question sparked this entry:
I’m the guy who left a question about what to expect a few days back.
Turns out, I did go to the Extraordinary Form this morning. As … Continue reading
Card-To-Be Dolan addressed the College of Cardinals and Holy Father
From CNA comes a report of what Card-To-Be Dolan of New York said to the College of Cardinals about the New Evangelization.
[Read the whole thing here.]
My emphases.
Vatican City, Feb 17, 2012 / 12:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In remarks to the … Continue reading
16 February 2012
All 180 diocesan US bishops have issued a statement about Pres. Obama’s attack.
The young papist, Peters Fils, has been tracking the response of the US Bishops to Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment and, specifically, on the Catholic Church.
He has good news.
All 180 diocesan bishops have issued a statement concern Pres. … Continue reading
15 February 2012
QUAERITUR: School principal orders girl not to wear a chapel veil during Mass
From a reader:
My daughter attending Catholic school at our novus parish determined after reading 1 Corinthians that she should be wearing a chapel veil at Mass. She began wearing it at Sunday Mass two months ago. However, when she tried … Continue reading
“In order to avoid conflicts, they let the poison spread.”
“[I]t is true that the Church may never simply align itself with the “Zeitgeist” [spirit of the times]. The Church must address the vices and perils of the time; she must appeal to the consciences of the powerful and of … Continue reading
14 February 2012
Faithful, sound orders and religious institutes for WOMEN?
Since it’s LOVE DAY, let’s get real.
I have been asked this before, and I think we have covered it before, but… repetita iuvant.
Really good, sound, faith, orders or religious institutes for women in the USA? England? Ireland? Canada? Australia?
Where you … Continue reading
10 February 2012
Paul VI: “danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law”
The pontificate of Paul VI produced many a disaster, in my opinion, but when it came to a crucial turning point, in the face of diabolical opposition Paul VI issued Humane vitae.
I suspect many of you have never actually read … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Posts, Emanations from Penumbras, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices
Tagged artificial contraception, HHS, Humanae vitae, Paul VI, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
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