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Daily Archives: 29 February 2008
Voting for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards
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!
A couple articles on China’s “one child policy”
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
Card. Bertone confirms: Pope Benedict’s 3rd encyclical on social themes
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
Chaldean Archbishop Kidnapped in Northern Iraq
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
29 Feb: Roman Martyrology
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
What Does the Baptismal Form Really Say?
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
More Sabine Snow
There is a lot of snow here at the Sabine Farm right now. It is getting pretty deep in places, especially for the hungry birds. Sabine Snow Removal requires more than a shovel. The chickadees don’t seem overly … Read More
29 Feb: Happy (?) Birthday…. Consilium
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
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