Monthly Archives: May 2007

  This is a comment to another post, off topic, but a very good topic.  My emphases: vox borealis:  I am a long time lurker but never left a comment.  I know this is rather off-topic, but–I am teaching a … Read More →

This public service announcement is brought to you by the League of Warm and Fuzzy Traditionalists, to whom I tip…  o{]:¬)

The Italian newpaper Libero contrasted the simultaneous demonstrations in Rome yesterday: milk and binkies v. sweat and smoke.   By all accounts there were over 1 million people at St. John Lateran for the traditional values "Family Day" gathering.  Some … Read More →

Today was "Family Day" in Rome and it was a huge, vast, mind-blowing success.  It was lay organized and attended.  It would have been a success, according to the organizers, had over 100,000 people come to St. John Lateran for … Read More →

The Pope traveled to a drug and addiction rehabilitation site run by Franciscan religious. His words are compassionate for those who have been through the mill, for victims, but very hard hitting again for those who participated in their victimization … Read More →

Yesterday the Holy Father beat the stuffing out of the bishops in São Paolo.  They are about to fire up their plenary meeting of the CELAM (all the Latin American bishops conferences).  I posted the text of the Pope’s address … Read More →

Here is the text of the Pope’s speech in the Cathedral of São Paolo Now that it has been spoken, I can post it (emphases mine): Dear Brother Bishops! Although he was the Son of God, he learned obedience through … Read More →

Today is the feast of Sant’Antimo, a martyr on the Via Salaria perhaps in the 3rd century.  There is a glorious romanesque abbey church dedicated to Sant’Antimo along the stretch of the Via Francigena passing through Tuscany, not far from … Read More →

In a Brazilian stadium the Holy Father met with thousands of young people chanting "Yes to Life! No to abortion!" while they were waiting for his arrival. The New York Times covered the event on page A10. On A1 you … Read More →

With a tip of the biretta   o{]:¬)   to Veritatis Splendor (the blog, not the doc – the document would be Veritatis splendor, but I digress) I warn you in the Washington D.C. area that there is out there a polyphonic … Read More →

Here are the texts of the questions in Italian about abortion and excommunication: I am leaving them in Italian because I don’t have the energy now to translate them. I would note that the second question was put by Marco … Read More →

I am really irritated about the fate of Valle Adurni, a very good blog of an English priest.  Here is the entry that has made my angry and sad (my emphases). Requiem  With the greatest sorrow, I have deleted my … Read More →

Today is the feast of St. Job.  The Roman Martyrology gives us this terse entry. 1. Commemoratio sancti Iob, admirandae patientiae viri in terra Hus. I will let one of you do this!  (Those of you who are very stong … Read More →

Some of the Italian journalists  "covering" the papal trip to Brazil could use a workshop on Church law and making distinctions. One of the key points in the news these days rests in the distinction between excommunication and exclusion from … Read More →

Remember that the Holy Father’s recent book Jesus of Nazareth will be released on 15 May in English. There is still time to pre-order at real savings: $14.97 instead of $24.95

The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints approved the decree on the heroic virtues of Pius XII.     This means that the Congregation, after study of his life, testimony about him, his writing and works, etc., that Pius XII … Read More →

UPDATE: The spokesman, Fr. Lombardi, was right on the spot, it seems: You knew this had to happen. From Alessandro Gisotti of Vatican Radio (my translation): To a question about politicians in Mexico who supported the law to decriminalize abortion, … Read More →