Tag Archives: Leo XIII

QUAERITUR: Can Catholics be Masons?

Posted on 13 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Recently I spoke with someone, who said Catholicism and Freemasonry would be compatible. I don’t really believe this. What’s the teachong of the Church about this matter?
Catholics may not be Masons or belong to masonic organizations. That’s it.
As … Continue reading →

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Leo XIII on abusive legislation

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Leo XIII in Au Milieu des Sollicitudes 24 (1892):
“Here is precisely the ground on which, political dissensions aside, upright men should unite as one to combat, by all lawful and honest means, these progressive abuses of legislation. The respect … Continue reading →

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The “Libertas praestantissimum 31″ Coffee or Tea Mug

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When I make a new item of Z Swag, such as a coffee mug, I am always a bit nervous that the image won’t be clear, or there will be something wrong with it.
That is why I generally will try … Continue reading →

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More Leo XIII: on religious liberty and the tyranny of liberalism (read: Pres. Obama’s Administration)

Posted on 6 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day I posted a quote about civil authority and freedom from an encyclical of Pope Leo XIII called Diuturnum illud.  I was happy to see that Bp. Slattery also quoted that enecyclical in his outstanding response to Pres. … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: The “Novus Ordo” Ordinal for ordaining bishops, priests, deacons

Posted on 24 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Leo XIII condemned Anglican orders and succession as invalid since 1552. Even after re-admitting the prayers regarding the “work and office of a priest” in the ordination 100 years later, the line had become extinct so it was … Continue reading →

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So a Pope and an Anglican Archbishop walk into an Abbey…

Posted on 21 September 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day when Benedict XVI was at Westminster Abbey, together with Anglican Archbp. Williams for an Anglican service, I just about sprayed my Mystic Monk Coffee on the screen when I heard that the Holy Father chose to … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 88: Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart; Leo XIII’s Annum Sacrum

Posted on 11 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a rapidly made project to take advantage of the fact that today, 11 June, is the 110th Anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Consecration of human race to the Sacred Heart.
Today we hear the encyclical Annum Sacrum of Pope … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 82: St. Joseph: a hymn dissected and a sermon of St. Bernardine of Siena

Posted on 20 March 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Happy Name Day Holy Father!
In this rapid PODCAzT, we will drill into a beautiful Gregorian chant hymn to St. Joseph in the Liturgia Horarum, the Liturgy of the Hours.
The hymn is Te, Ioseph celebrent and it is in the Liber … Continue reading →

09-03-19 St. Joseph: a hymn; sermon of Bernardine of Siena [ 27:21 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2190)
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