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Daily Archives: 7 December 2009
PODCAzT 97: Ambrose to a new bishop; In The Bleak Midwinter
Here is a spur of the moment PODCAzT which I put together in record speed! As I approach 100 PODCAzTs I am trying to figure out what I want to do with these audio projects, change formats, keep going, or … Read More
Posted in Patristiblogging, PODCAzT
Tagged bishops, consecration, Francis Thompson, John Clare, podcast, PODCAzT, St. Ambrose, winter
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9-22 Feb ’10 – Berlin, NJ
I have tentative plans to be in Berlin, NJ at Mater Ecclesiae to help out for a few days. Not yet concrete.
Don’t it always seem to go…
For the Paradise or Parking Lot folder I picked up this comment from CMR: Boy, am I missing Bishop Joseph Martino. Does anybody think that Senator Bob Casey [D-PA] would be able to fly under the radar as he has … Read More
Nooo… Liberation Theology isn’t “okay” now.
Not long ago I was getting e-mails from people about a parish where a speaker identified as a "Liberation theologian" was scheduled to speak. That puzzled me a little. Don’t get me wrong, in a sense Joseph Ratzinger was a … Read More
Pro-death politician refused Communion
You probably already read this story last May, but here it is again, to refresh your memory. A reader, PR of Adelaide, alerted me to the following from Ille Curator News Service. I have a few qualms about the details … Read More
Of Duct Tape
I love duct tape. I prefer to call it 100 MPH Tape, as in the military, or, as the Germans call it Panzer Tape… but whatever you call it, it is good stuff. I am presently trying to fix the … Read More
Initiative for fallen away Catholics
A great initiative reported by ZENIT: Chicago-Area Dioceses to Invite Catholics Home Ad Campaign to Span 21 Counties, 357 Parishes By Genevieve Pollock CHICAGO, DEC. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The local parish communities of the Chicago, Joliet and Rockford dioceses are … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged fallen away Catholics, lapsed
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38 Comments
Not even the Queen gets a pass… or a passport…
This one, from the Daily Mail, has me scratching my head. Can we see your documents please, Your Majesty… Queen faces anti-terror checks every time she leaves UK By Jason Lewis, Mail on Sunday Security EditorLast updated at 10:08 PM … Read More
Prayers for a new bishop and WDTPRS: Collect – St. Ambrose
On Friday 11 Dec. in St. Paul, Minnesota, my native place, the Archdiocese is formally saying goodbye to one of its sons, now Bishop-Elect Paul Sirba, who will be consecrated as the new Bishop on Duluth on 14 December. As … Read More
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