Daily Archives: 29 May 2008

CDF: Decree of Excommunication of those involved with attempted ordination of women

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith General DecreeOn the delict of attempted sacred ordination of a woman The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in virtue of the special faculty granted to it by the Supreme Authority of … Read More

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A bee has her say

Taking a hint from a recent entry, this is in from our WDTPRS photoshoper Vincenzo:  

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Morning Sabine Report

Spring at the Sabine Farm seems at last to be in full swing, though the nights are still very chilly indeed. The Red Bellied Woodpecker is getting some high nutrition snacks from the suet cage. Yum. This is not the … Read More

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Wonder what “schism” is? There is a good example in St. Louis.

People often use the word "schism" to describe the irregular situation of the bishops and priests of the SSPX.  They have reason to.  In his 1988 Motu Proprio Ecclesia Dei adflicta, Pope John Paul II used the word "schism".  Today, … Read More

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QUAERITUR: What is really needed to be able to celebrate the TLM?

I received this question from a priest: Dear Father Z. A priest friend of mine, who started saying the TLM about 10 years ago, with the old Bishops permission called me this morning.   He asked me if Cardinal Hoyos had said … Read More

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D. of Monterey: TLM at Mission San Juan Bautista – 29 June

This note has come in: SALINAS — After an absence of forty years, the Traditional Latin Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962 returns to Mission San Juan Bautista on the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, … Read More

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