Monthly Archives: November 2007

No, this isn’t about ancient Greek Literature or ancient Chinese proverbs, which seem for some reason to favor horses. Try this on for a scary story.  Scary: Trojan Horse Hidden in New Maxtor Hard Drive Transfers Datas Automatically to China … Read More →

Pray for the American bishops, meeting in plenary session.

In another entry I posted an article from the the ultra-lefty English weekly The Tablet.  In that same issue there was an unsigned editorial.  What follows is an exercise in vindictive hatred for people who desire the traditional form of … Read More →

Over at Bonfire of the Vanities, Fr. Fox relates some comments by WDTPRS’s favorite defender of dumbed-down liturgical language, His Excellency Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman, Bishop of Erie and lame-duck chair of the USSSB’s BCL.  Here is Fr. Fox’s … Read More →

This article greatly interested me.  Far and wide I hear that parish priests occasionally invite non-Catholic ministers in to their parishes to do things.  They think that is ecumenical.  So, I was intrigued by this article in the Baltimore Sun.  … Read More →

A biretta tip goes to PH of CA for this good story from the California Catholic Daily about what is happening in the Diocese of Monterey, under the guidance of His Excellency Most Reverend richard Garcia. My emphases and comments. … Read More →

To all the Marines out there, present and past, thank you and Happy Birthday! Tonight I will drink a 1775 Punch in your honor.  OORAH

The New York Times has an article on attending the Traditional Latin Mass in Merchantville, NJ, near Philadelphia.  One of my quotes about the older Mass is paraphrased in the article. My emphases and comments. November 10, 2007 Latin Mass … Read More →

The liberal Catholic weekly The Tablet has an article on … well… read it yourself. My emphases and comments. Church in the World10 November 2007 Rebuke for bishops who resist Old Rite Robert Mickens A senior official at the Congregation … Read More →

Please accept, O WDTPRSers, both active and lurking, my gratitude for what you have been doing lately. First, your support has helped WDTPRS be the front runner for two blog awards.   In the 2007 Weblog Awards we did respectably well.  … Read More →

Frequent reader/commentor Henry gets a biretta tip  o{]:¬)  for letting me know about this following: Heartland Catholic Podcast: Interview with Father Zuhlsdorf After an exceptionally opinionated and interesting inaugural episode, the Heartland Catholic Podcast is back! In this episode we … Read More →

I was alerted by RM to whom I tip my biretta  o{]:¬)  for the following tid bit buried in a Bulletin issued by the University of St. Thomas.  I don’t have a degree from UST, but I did take many … Read More →

WDTPRS is on the list for the 2007 Weblog Awards. Great!  Thanks to all of you! The voting is open and WDTPRS is making a strong showing. People can vote more than once, but only once in a 24 hour … Read More →

A very worked up person sent an e-mail which I share: Yesterday, November 6, Christ the King Chapel at Franciscan University held its monthly Latin Novus Ordo Mass.  However, this particular Mass, celebrated by Fr. Conrad Harkins, OFM, was entirely … Read More →

The Archbishop of Westminster, His Eminence Cormac Card. Murphy-O’Connor, has issued a statement on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Shall we have a look? My emphases and comments.   Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, Westminster, SW1P IQJ 2nd November 2007 Dear … Read More →

This just in by e-mail (edited): As a regular reader (and occasional comboxor) of your blog, I wanted to write and share with you the news of my recent engagement, especially given that my fiancee and I are planning to … Read More →

I tip my biretta to WDTPESer GS of MN   o{]:¬)   who alerted me about an 2 November interview in the Wisconsin State Journal which comes from Madison, WI, with His Excellency Most Reverend Roberrt Morlino, Bishop of Madison.  In the … Read More →

I received this interesting e-mail.      * Westminster bishop confers Traditional Rite confirmations* Northampton bishop also to administer confirmations Bishop John Arnold, auxiliary bishop in Westminster, administered Confirmation in the Traditional Rite at St James’s Church, Spanish Place, London … Read More →