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Daily Archives: 6 February 2009
A Friday evening
Pretty evening. Tonight I have moved from "Oh Jo, please don’t say awful; it’s slang." … during the sweet squash and curry soup I made today from an old squash about to go bad… (the prep photos didn’t turn out … Read More
Soooo… Fr. Longenecker is going after Fr. Z, is he?
I have – with brow furrowed and full of concern – received word that Fr. Dwight Longenecker, for whom I have such great esteem, has decided to toss darts at WDTPRS! He was wondering aloud if, given that I do … Read More
QUAERITUR: non-concelebrating priests and Communion
From a priest reader: Except when the Archbishop (or another Bishop) is celebrating here at the parish I am not inclined to concelebrate. I prefer to attend in choir as does my associate when one or the other or a … Read More
Request from Fr. Z: links to pages supporting Benedict XVI
There are quite a few initiatives on the web to express support for Pope Benedict during this time of media frenzy. I have posted about a couple of them already, but people keep sending me the same links over and … Read More
SSPX priest expelled due to remarks on the Holocaust
This is in from APCOM The SSPX has expelled the priest, Fr. Florian Abrahamowicz (more here), who made statements which, like those of SSPX Bp. Williamson, reduced the extent of the massacre of Jews during WWII. Lefebvriani; Fraternita’ italiana, espulso … Read More
Archd. of Manila on Summorum Pontificum
MANY… I mean MANY people have sent me the text of the Archdiocese of Manila’s incredible restrictions on the use the 1962 Missale Romanum. I wasn’t going to post it here. Instead , I immediately forwarded what I received to … Read More
“A breath of sanity in the storm”
The engaging and telephonically persistent Anna Arco of The Catholic Herald has an interesting entry on her own blog: A breath of sanity in the storm Friday 6 February It’s been amazing, at times disheartening, to watch the way the … Read More
Confraternity of Catholic Clergy makes a statement
Confraternity of Catholic Clergy states the following: HARRISBURG, PA (February 6th, 2009) – The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of 600 priests and deacons across the USA, publicly reaffirm our filial obedience and respect for the Holy Father. … Read More
D. Rockville Centre – Bp. Murphy makes remarks about SSPX
In The Long Island Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, his Excellency Most Rev. Bishop William Murphy makes comments about the SSPX/Williamson/Holocaust controversy. I have written of Bp. Murphy before. His comments are usually spot on! However, … Read More
Why no comment on the Legionaries and Maciel?
E-mail is coming from people asking why I don’t comment on the Legionaries of Christ/Maciel situation. NEWFLASH: HUMAN BEING WAS SINNER! PEOPLE SHOCKED! I have tried not to pay too much attention to this whole thing. Let other people roll … Read More
LINK TV’s publicly funded anti-Catholic bigotry
I am pretty steamed about something I saw via Link TV. This is partly supported by tax-payer money. Read below. The video is stupid, produced badly and by people ignorant of details. But the real point is that it is … Read More
Why Cardinals wear red
The scapegoating of Card. Castrillon continues Card. Castrillon is taking the heat for the brouhaha over the SSPX/B16/Holocaust syndrome. Watch how forces within the curia will line up to take turns pushing him under the 64 bus. Our friends at … Read More
SSPX reporting in Germany
I picked up a Tweet from Anna Arco of the Catholic Herald that in Germany it seems that new articles are being posted about the SSPX and Pope Benedict ever couple hours. Pressure?
POLL: How about that necessary roll?
There are many questions which plague mankind. One of them concerns how properly to install a new roll of toilet paper. Some people prefer the paper to distribute over the top of the roll. Some prefer that it should come … Read More
