Monthly Archives: February 2008

Nominations for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards has now ended. Voting will begin at Noon CST on Monday, March 4, 2008. It will be great to see who was nominated this year!  

Here are a couple links to stories about China’s "one child policy".  I think you’ll find them… interesting… as the run-up to the Olympics races forward. First, read through this piece from John Smeaton, director of the The Society for … Read More →

The Italian Il Giornale di Brescia has an article about the Holy Father’s upcoming 3rd encyclical.  Biretta tip to Papa Ratzinger Blog  o{]:¬) The bullet points: Card. Bertone has confirmed that the encyclical will deal with "social" themes. The Pope … Read More →

From Fox News: Chaldean Archbishop Kidnapped in Northern Iraq Friday , February 29, 2008 AP BAGHDAD —  Gunmen on Friday kidnapped Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police and the church said. The … Read More →

Here are shots of the pages from the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum concerning 29 February and Leap Year. You can click these for large images.   You will have noticed the word The word bissextus.  The mighty Lewis & Short says … Read More →

I was rooting around over at In the Light of the Law and found an interesting bit of information. The CDF has issued a response to questions about the use of the proper form for conferring the all important sacrament … Read More →

As John Sonnen reports at his place, today is the birthday of of Pope Paul III, born in 1468. That would make him, and other people born on leap year day, "Leaplings". It is also the birth of the infamous … Read More →

Over at Rorate there is a very interesting entry about chasubles through history.  I think you will find it instructive. Here is a sample: Note well: the "taglio filipino" 

  I received the following by e-mail.  There is some news about the implementation of Summorum Pontificum at the Cathedral of Portland, Maine. Let us have a glance with my emphases and comments. February 24, 2008 Dear Friends of the … Read More →

All you bloggers out there. I recently had to correct my permalink settings. If you have linked to specific entries on this blog in the last couple days, would you kindly check to make sure those links are working? Thanks! … Read More →

Okay, that title is a little provocative.   But…. but… Here is a story from Hemscott Alitalia president named as Vatican’s international financial controller ROME (Thomson Financial) – Alitalia president Maurizio Prato has been named as the Vatican’s international financial controller … Read More →

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Earl Boyea as the fifth bishop of the 10-county Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Carl F. Mengeling. You should know that Bishop Boyea is … Read More →

Folks, I was recently contacted by a rather high profile Catholic figure who suggested I might be of some use on a Rome pilgrimage. I just thought I would float this past some of your readers. There are no fixed … Read More →

OLD STUFF: Folks, there were problems with the com box yesterday.  I fixed that. I believe the feed problem is fixed. The PODCAzT plugin is screwed up, and it has something to do with permalinks and the .htaccess. I am … Read More →

The provisions of Summorum Pontificum are meeting with resistance on the part of some diocesan bishops.   However, the Motu Proprio also speaks of the role of religious major superiors.   Some parishes are run not by diocesan priests, but … Read More →

WDTPRS send blogo-hermeneutical kudos to the great Fr. Finigan of The Hermeneutic of Continuity for his continuous service in the blogosphere.  Fr. Finigan’s project just reached a milestone of half a million visitors, which is most gratifying. Imagine what will … Read More →

Some FSSP news:    The Superior General of the FSSP, The Very Reverend Fr. John Berg, with the consent of the General Council, has accepted the request of Fr. George Gabet, FSSP to step down as District Superior and has … Read More →