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Daily Archives: 7 July 2009
Encycli-bites for reading “Caritas in veritate”
L’Osservatore Romano of 8 July has a few articles pertaining to the new encyclical. Here is one of them. Some folks helped to ferret out the corresponding English. These bullet points were offered to help a reading of the encyclical. … Read More
L’Osservatore Romano trying to redeem itself before Pres. Obama’s visit? Taking aim at the President?
As you know, L’Osservatore Romano embarrassed itself and the Holy See several times in the last couple months either through direction by the Secretariat of State, or extreme Euro-naivete, or both, as it helped grease the skids for a meeting … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI, Humanae vitae, L'Osservatore Romano, Paul VI, Pres. Obama
11 Comments
11 Comments
No Latin yet
Well…, it seems my guess was right. Tomorrow’s L’Osservatore Romano. No Latin text yet.
How about you?
What is the good news in your life right now? Let us know.
An important paragraph in “Caritas in veritate”
I am still absorbing the encyclical, and I don’t want simply to toss snippets around. But I am being hammered in e-mail to make some comments about the encyclical. First, perhaps not much new is in the first part. … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Caritas in veritate, encyclical, identity, Marshall Plan
33 Comments
33 Comments
Some recent entries
To some of you who are newcomers or haven’t been to the blog lately, you might check these recent entries: Magister helps us with the “Cottier article” and Pres. Obama’s meeting with journalists Fr. Z to Card. Cottier: Check your … Read More
Yes, I know that George Weigel wrote about the encyclical
You can stop sending me notes that George Weigel wrote about the new encyclical. I am not sure what his beef is with Caritas in veritate, other than that it cites Paul VI and Populorum progressio. That’s all about that … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Caritas in veritate, encyclical, Populorum progressio, Weigel
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The new encyclical
Some sites are posting little excerpts of the encyclical. Fine. I want to wait and absorb this a little and think about it before posting too much. There is a lot going on in the encyclical. I would rather offer … Read More
French site Golias out Tablets the Tablet on a possible SSPX solution
This morning I posted an response to a query about the validity of marriages witnessed by an SSPX priest (short answer: they are invalid because of defect of form since the priest is suspended a divinis). Synchoronicitously…. if that is … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged a divinis, Card. Castrillon, faculties, Golias, reconciliation, SSPX
8 Comments
8 Comments
QUAERITUR: validity of SSPX marriage
From a priest reader: Dear Father, I have become acquainted with a family in my parish (Diocesan sponsored EF twice a week) and the parents were married in a SSPX chapel. My question to you, after having posed this to … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged convalidation, marriage, sanatio in radice, SSPX, validity
49 Comments
49 Comments
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