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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Back in Roma. Where are you?
I am back in Rome. Where are you? Here is a snapshot of locations of people using the blog a couple minutes ago. Maybe you can see your location! Virginia Beach, Virginia Petaluma, California Farmington, Michigan College Park, Maryland London, … Read More
Fr. Welzbacher on Msgr. Schuler
From Fr. Welzbacher’s Pastor’s Page, which I have cited before. Pastor’s Page By Fr. George Welzbacher Apri 29, 2007 To cite an aria from Puccini’s Tosea in the context of a distinguished prelate’s death will seem to those … Read More
Motu Proprio cartoon
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Some statistics milestones
Since I installed Site Meter, we have now passed 500,000 visits and 1,000,000 pages loads.
Sales of the Pope’s book very strong
Reports are coming in about the sales of Pope Benedict’s new book, Jesus of Nazareth. In some 10 days after its release, 510 thousand copies have been sold in Italy, 480 thousand in Germany and in Poland 100 thousand. The … Read More
The BBC twists the Tridentine issue
In an entry yesterday I opined that as the date for the Motu Proprio becomes more concrete (or at least seems to become concrete) some journalists would go start freaking out. Here is a piece from that bastion of conservative … Read More
5 May could be it
In the blog of Damian Thompson on Telegraph.co.uk: May 5, the feast day of Pope St Pius V. That is apparently the date Pope Benedict has chosen for his announcement of the lifting of restrictions on the celebration of the … Read More
Benedict revolutionizes the Synod of Bishops
For a rigid backward looking conservative, Pope Benedict XVI sure does some progressive things. The most recent surpise from His Holiness is a change to the Synod of Bishops. Originally the Synod, called to meet occasionally to discuss questions put … Read More
La Reppublica: Motu Proprio news
In today’s La Reppublica there is an article from Marco Politi confirming two things which we already know. First, the Motu Proprio is coming. Second, Mr. Politi doesn’t understand what he is talking about on this matter. Keep in mind … Read More
Pope Benedict future USA trip?
It may be that some time in the future, His Holiness will travel to the USA. The terms are still quite vague, however: POPE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO VISIT U.N. HEADQUARTERS VATICAN CITY, APR 27, 2007 (VIS) – Yesterday afternoon, … Read More
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