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2 June: Pope Francis and world-wide, coordinated Eucharistic Adoration
I just received the newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship. There is an item of interest for our observance of the Year of Faith:
The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Year of Faith
Archbishop Salvatore … Continue reading
Bp. Olmsted (D. Phoenix) issues pastoral letter to priests about importance of Confession
From the onset, Fr. Z Kudos to His Excellency Most Rev. Bp. Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix for his new Pastoral Letter on CONFESSIONS!
The letter is called “Apostles of Mercy” and it is directed to the Priests of the Diocese of … Continue reading
Sodality of St. Augustine – to pray for the conversion of loved ones
My friends of the Latin Mass Society in England have a new and worthy initiative.
The Sodality of St Augustine of Hippo
From the website:
The purpose of the Sodality is to unite the prayers of members for the conversion of those dear to … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged fallen away Catholics, lapsed Catholics, Latin Mass Society, LMS, New Evangelization, Sodality of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Year of Faith
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U.S. Bishops call for project of prayer, fasting to begin 30 DECEMBER to defend Life, Marriage, Religious Liberty – FR Z POLL
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Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Emanations from Penumbras, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, Religious Liberty, Year of Faith
Tagged abortion, anti-catholicism, Defense of Marriage, fasting, HHS mandate, marriage, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, prayer, Pres. Obama, pro-life, religious liberty, USCCB, Year of Faith
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Benedict XVI will issue a new encyclical on Faith.
It was easy to predict that Benedict XVI would, during the Year of Faith, issue an encyclical on Faith. It was the next in line after Charity (Deus caritas est and Caritas in veritate) and Hope (Spe salvi).
I wonder if … Continue reading
Year of Faith Indulgence for renewing baptismal promises… for converts. What to do?
Think about indulgences. Think about them all the time.
Even as I reminded you that you can obtain indulgences, under the usual conditions, during this week following All Saints and All Souls, don’t forget that during the Year of Faith there … Continue reading
“Maker of galaxies, stardust, and all that has being”
A priest friend sent me this piece of masterful invective:
The Diocese of ____’s newly commissioned ANTHEM FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH.
Close your eyes. No, really close them. Now (okay, open your eyes and read this and THEN close … Continue reading
Changes in the Roman Curia: governance of seminaries transferred to Congregation for Clergy
At the end of the Synod of Bishops, which coincided with the beginning of the Year of Faith and focused on the promotion of the New Evangelization (of places where the Christian Faith and identity is dying or dead), the … Continue reading
D. Marquette: a grand gesture for the Year of Faith
Last Sunday after the Pontifical Mass at Assumption Grotto (Detroit) at table I asked the celebrant, His Excellency Most Reverend Alexander Sample, if he had some project going on in the Diocese of Marquette for the Year of Faith. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, New Evangelization, Year of Faith
Tagged Bp. Sample, D. Marquette, Year of Faith
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POPE TO TABLET….
You will recall that The Tablet recently published a dopey editorial about Vatican II. They got just about everything wrong. I wrote about it HERE.
It seems Pope Benedict agrees with me.
In his homily for the opening of the Year of … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Liberals, Linking Back, Year of Faith
Tagged The Tablet, Vatican II, Year of Faith
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