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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
VERY COOL PRIEST with a SUPER COOL IDEA for HARD IDENTITY Catholicism
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
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The future and our choices
Tagged apps, confession, confessions, D. Madison, Fr. Heilman, Knights of Divine Mercy, MyConfessor
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Wherein I write of Requiem Masses, of death and prudence and perennial wisdom
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
Brick by Brick! Bishop by Bishop!
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
QUAERITUR: Indulgences for 1st Blessings by priests… again
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
“Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA”
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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
NFL player refused White House visit because Pres. Obama said “God bless you Planned Parenthood”
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
Bp. Paprocki in a hostile crowd tells it like it is
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
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, O'Brian Tags, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Bp. Paprocki, Cardinal Newman Society, D. Phoenix, D. Springfield in Illinois, Dr. Maturin, Gramick, homosexual activists, homosexuality, Jesuits, Nuns Gone Wild
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CRI DE COEUR: “If there were no more priests hardly anyone would be crying about it.”
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
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Cri de Coeur, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Vocations, Year of Faith
Tagged Cri de Coeur, priesthood, Priests, Vatican II, vocations
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QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?
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


























