Tag Archives: bishops

Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary

Posted on 24 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yesterday the Holy Father lead a profession of Faith for all the Italian bishops as they are meeting in plenary session. He addressed them. At the end of the address, Francis pronounced a prayer to Mary which should move any … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Why won’t the bishop let a priest come to say the TLM?

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Can my Bishop refuse to allow a priest from another diocese to say the TLM in our parish? Our priest needs someone to cover the Latin Mass during the summer and a priest from an another diocese volunteered … Continue reading →

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Cardinals and their doctorates… or not.

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It was once customary for bishops to sport after their names the “D.D.” of the “Doctor of Divinity” degree. Whenever I see that designation I think of a limerick I learned from the late Msgr. Richard Schuler…
There once was a … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI: Bishops must be courageous, expect to be repeatedly beaten

Posted on 6 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

But, inevitably, we will also be beaten by those who live lives opposed to the Gospel, and then we can be grateful for having been judged worthy to share in the passion of Christ.

This is what Pope Benedict said today, Epiphany … Continue reading →

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Robert Royal to U.S. Bishops: Be men. Be gentlemen. Be kind. Stop being nice!

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Catholic Thing:
Quo Vadis – O, Bishops?
By Robert Royal
I am not a big fan of taking the long view. It may sometimes be wise, even necessary, in human terms. But I’m far more attracted by what is probably the … Continue reading →

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USCCB meeting: Card. Dolan hits it out of the park! (Listen to the audio here.)

Posted on 12 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I am pretty cynical about USCCB meetings.  But this time I am pretty fired up.
I just listened to Cardinal Dolan’s address as President of the conference.
In his address His Eminence spoke about Christ, first and … Continue reading →

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Bishops “relieved” of their duties

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Chiesa Sandro Magister has a piece about bishops who have been deposed from their sees.
It is longish, but here is some of it.  You can read the rest there:
VATICAN CITY, June 15, 2012 – The old-timers of the curia remember … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Big groups for Confirmation. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
56 girls were recently confirmed. Isn’t that too big a group? I would rather have smaller groups, and the Archdiocese of ___ has no shortage of auxiliary bishops and vicars.
There is no requirement in canon law that the … Continue reading →

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Pray for Bishops!

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The US Bishops are going to need steel… spines in the upcoming battle for religious liberty.
Bishops, however, remain human beings, sinners, susceptible to many negative pressures.
And do not forget that the Enemy of the Soul hates bishops with the relentless … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 126: Benedict XVI’s important address to US Bishops on Religious Freedom and the Church in the Public Square

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In this PODCAzT we drill into an important address given by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 January 2012 to the bishops of Regions 4-6 in the United States.
This was Benedict’s second major discourse to US bishops who are making their ad limina … Continue reading →

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