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2 June: Pope Francis and world-wide, coordinated Eucharistic Adoration
I just received the newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship. There is an item of interest for our observance of the Year of Faith:
The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Year of Faith
Archbishop Salvatore … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Eucharistic fast… AFTER Communion? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader:
I heard recently that there is a rule that after receiving Holy Communion, a person should not eat for fifteen minutes (I think because that’s how long the Body of Christ is in us after Communion).
Most of the … Continue reading
Video from the Mass in Boston (FANTASTIC BOYS CHOIR ALERT!)
The other day I had the great privilege of celebrating a Solemn Mass at St. Paul’s, the parish for Harvard University. The music was provided by the Boston Archdiocesan Boy’s Choir. They have the only boys’ choir school in the … Continue reading
Theologian responds to Archbp. Marini’s less than helpful comment on same-sex unions
A noted Swiss theologian has responded to the non-theologian but former-papal MC, Archbp. Piero Marini, in the matter of Marini’s approval of recognition of civil same-sex unions.
Archbp. Marini, Piero (not to be confused with the present papal MC Msgr. Guido … Continue reading
Fr. Scalon on the unfinished business of Vatican II
At Homiletic and Pastoral Review there is a good article by Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFMCap. Let’s see the first part, with my emphases:
Fifty years after the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the Church in the United States is in … Continue reading
Pope Francis: “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”
Dissenters and liberals are not going to like this.
Today in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for his Name Day, the Feast of St. George. There is a transcript.
Among the things the Holy Father … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope Francis
Tagged ecumenism, New Evangelization, parresia, Pope Francis
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Archbp. Nienstedt on anti-bullying bill, linked to same-sex “marriage”
Archbishop Nienstedt of St. Paul & Minneapolis stands up again!
Catholic Church ramps up opposition to Minnesota anti-bullying bill
By Beth Hawkins
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has come out strongly against proposed anti-bullying legislation, linking it to the push to … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Dogs and Fleas, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liberals, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Nienstedt, Archd. St. Paul and Minneapolis, bullies, bullying, creeping incrementalism, homosexual activists, homosexuality, Jason Adkins, MCC, Minnesota Catholic Conference, parenting, same-sex marriage, schools
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WDTPRS 3rd Sunday after Easter (1962MR): Be distinguished by your profession of Christ!
This Sunday’s Collect survived the knives of the liturgical experts and was inserted into the 1970 Missale Romanum on the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The redactors who glued the Novus Ordo together, however, removed the word iustitiae, thus returning it to the … Continue reading
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, WDTPRS
Tagged dante, Inferno, Peripatetics
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ACTION ITEM! Video about the revival of a inner city parish by using actual Catholicism.
I want about 15 minutes of your time.
If you are a bishop or a priest or a seminarian, please give your special attention.
Below is an excerpt from a documentary to be shown soon on EWTN (30 April 6:30 EDT) about … Continue reading
READER FEEDBACK: Going to confession and first Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader down-under:
Thank you for the work you do as I have learnt much from your blog. I have been to Confession twice recently, having put it off until the constant encouragement from you helped me to go.
Tonight I … Continue reading
