Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity

VERY COOL PRIEST with a SUPER COOL IDEA for HARD IDENTITY Catholicism

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yes, this one got me a little excited.
In the past I have posted about a very cool priest, Fr. Richard Heilman, pastor of glorious Pine Bluff, WI. You may recall that he founded a group called the Knights of Divine … Continue reading →

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Wherein I write of Requiem Masses, of death and prudence and perennial wisdom

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had a useful and edifying experience today.  In a way what happened today dovetails with what I experienced a week or so ago when I carried the Blessed Sacrament for Corpus Christi in the streets of Manhattan.  But … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick! Bishop by Bishop!

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I thought you might like to know that the Auxiliary Bishop of
Indianapolis, Bishop Christopher Coyne, celebrated an ad orientem Anglican Use Mass with Confirmations and a First Communion. Here is a link to the info: HERE
You have written about Bishop … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Indulgences for 1st Blessings by priests… again

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader about to be ordained:
About a month ago you blogged that new priest blessings don’t specifically have indulgences attached to them and recommended future ordinands ask their bishop to send a letter to the apostolic penitentiary so that … Continue reading →

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Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite… right.

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
This evening, I attended mass in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The mass was at ___.
Several things were different than what one experiences at most masses in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. 1.) Mass … Continue reading →

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“Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA”

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNSNews:
Catholic Archbishop: Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA
(CNSNews.com) – Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is calling on Americans to wake up [Is it too late?  We must keep working.] and recognize that the Founding Fathers’ vision … Continue reading →

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NFL player refused White House visit because Pres. Obama said “God bless you Planned Parenthood”

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The MSM drooled all over itself when some barely known NBA player said he was a homosexual. Pres. Obama gave him a call. Ain’t that sweet?
Will the MSM take up this story too?
From the Washington Examiner.
NFL champ skips WH visit … Continue reading →

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Bp. Paprocki in a hostile crowd tells it like it is

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a useful RSS feed widget on the side bar of this blog which reveals what the Cardinal Newman Society is up to these days.  Check it out.
Using that feed, I found their article on what happened in Phoenix … Continue reading →

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CRI DE COEUR: “If there were no more priests hardly anyone would be crying about it.”

Posted on 6 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Rorate I saw something (translated there from Italian) from the blog Radicati nella fede, for the Catholic community of Domodossola and Vocogno in the Diocese of Novara.
This is a cri de coeur, if there ever was one.
My emphases … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?

Posted on 5 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
What does canon law say about becoming a member of a parish outside of the geographical jurisdiction of the parish closest to you? For example: Joining another parish farther away from you, but in your diocese, because the … Continue reading →

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