Daily Archives: 29 April 2009

Message in a bottle

Have you ever put a message in a bottle and thrown it into the ocean?  Buried it to be retrieved later?  Or not? Message in a bottle from the HolocaustOn September 9, 1944 seven young men buried a message in … Read More

Posted in Just Too Cool |
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Deplorable “Catholic Democrats” deplore Amb. Glendon

I am all for an identifiable Catholic presence in the public square. That said, this group is becoming more and more divisive: Catholic Democrats. Here is their latest defense of Notre Shame, which involves the denigration of Amb. Mary Ann … Read More

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | Tagged , , , ,
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Lacking only feathers sticking from his mouth….

From The Black Biretta, the blog of Fr. Trigilio:   Tiberius (Gaius Claudius Nero Caesar) on his imperial throne looking at Fr. Z’s scrumptious aviary friends

Posted in Lighter fare, Mail from priests, The Feeder Feed | Tagged , ,
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Bp. Tobin speaks powerfully about unnatural marriage

His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas Tobin, Bishop of Providence, has something to say in the Rhode Island Catholic. The usual methods of social re-engineering include what I call "creeping incrementalism".  You start slowly, not trying to attain everything you aim … Read More

Posted in The future and our choices |
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Priest forgives suspect in confessional stabbing

From CNN. Priest forgives suspect in confessional stabbing By Rich PhillipsCNN Senior Producer VERO BEACH, Florida (CNN) — The Rev. Michael Massaro says he has a few aches and pains, but a good night’s sleep has done him some good … Read More

Posted in SESSIUNCULA |
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Little Sisters of the Poor, Newcastle – TLM

From a reader: Mass at the Little Sisters of the Poor, NewcastleTonight there will be a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at the chapel of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Westmorland Road, Newcastle at … Read More

Posted in Brick by Brick |
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