Tag Archives: John L. Allen

Catholic Near East Welfare Association and winter aid for Christians in Syria

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked this up from my friend John L. Allen, the nearly ubiquitous and normally fair-minded prolific writer, alas still writing for the über-liberal Fishwrap.  My emphases.
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association — among the largest the providers of aid … Continue reading →

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Long interview with Card Levada about the mean Vatican picking on the nuns… NOT.

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen Jr (still alas with the Fiswrap) has a fascinating and long interview with the Prefect of the CDF Card. Levada about the LCWR and Sr Farley and “being mean to nuns”.
Must read.
Here is … Continue reading →

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Card Levada makes pointed comments about LCWR

Posted on 13 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The nearly ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr., still and sadly writing for the Fishwrap, reports for the same the following. I insert some emphases and comments:
Vatican official warns of ‘dialogue of the deaf’ with LCWR [a subsidiary of the Magisterium … Continue reading →

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John Allen’s outstanding talk on the world-wide war on Christians

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been waiting for the video of the closing “liturgy” of the L.A. Three Days of Darkness … Religious Ed Congress.
In looking for it, I found a video of a talk by my friend the nearly ubiquitous John L. … Continue reading →

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John L. Allen on a case in Ireland: a priest, falsely accused, but the press doesn’t make corrections

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

While I have posted some items about dreadful pieces in the Fishwrap, to be fair there is a good piece by my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr. about the persecution of a priest falsely accused of abuse of … Continue reading →

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John Allen on SSPX/Rome talks. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 25 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr, the fair-minded writer for the ultra-liberal dissenting National Catholic Reporter has an interesting piece about an upcoming meeting scheduled between SSPX Bishop Bernard Fellay and the CDF in Rome to review their … Continue reading →

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Bad or heterodox theologians, a “curse and affliction upon the church”

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The ultra-liberal NCFishwrap‘s solitary boast, my friend the nearly-ubiquitous, fair-minded John L. Allen, Jr., has an interesting piece today about a theologian working for the US Bishops, recently in the news because of the USCCB doctrine committees remarks on Sr. … Continue reading →

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Fishwrap has an excellent interview with Archbishop Chaput

Posted on 20 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Even as blind squirrels sometimes find acorns, sometimes the National Catholic Fishwrap does something right.  And it won’t surprise anyone that my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr. was involved.
Fishwrap – rather Mr. Allen – has a long, and … Continue reading →

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Notes about today’s Fishwrap

Posted on 11 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First, the following people were added – since last time – for the Wednesday Mass for benefactors following the Fishwrap Protest.
JV, MM, TM, JS, JM, MG,
SK, DL, DS, MB, NG, KR,
BF, DS, MK, AB, SN, ST, ACO
My deep gratitude.
In the … Continue reading →

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Fr. Z on John Allen on “Top Nine Reasons why Baseball is to Sports what Catholicism is to Religion.”

Posted on 1 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend the nearly ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr., sadly still writing for the ultra-liberal dissenting National Catholic Reporter has a in his Friday saddle-bag a piece about the sport God loves which I must share with the readership here. … Continue reading →

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