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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Malaysia: hackers’ cyber attack Catholic newpaper
Watch for a lot more of this in the future. From CNA: Malaysian protesters and hackers target Catholic newspaper after ‘Allah’ ruling Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 5, 2010 / 04:08 am (CNA).- Following the Malaysian High Court’s approval of a … Read More
Positive news about the talks between the SSPX and Holy See
The always interesting Rorate as well as the experts of liturgical eye-candy NLM, not to mention the Italian site messainlatino.it all get my biretta tip for this. I share it here to make it known to a wider group of … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Ecclesiae unitatem, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Alfonso de Galarreta, SSPX
32 Comments
32 Comments
Chosing bishops
At Stella Borealis, which blog covers churchy news of my native place and region, there is an interesting entry about the appointment of bishops in the zone… and a brief description of how appointments are made. Search for a new … Read More
How do they manage?
Okay… I am watching the news and the East Coast newsies are worked up about how cold it is there, as if the temperatures on the East Coast are somehow… I don’t know… news. Oh… it’s so very cold. Brrr… … Read More
Return to the Kindle question
On my last airplane trip, I sat by a guy using a Kindle. He thought it was great. We had a question about Kindle here on the blog before. But now that the gadget has been out for a while, … Read More
A cautionary tale about why we must NEVER stop praying for priests
I read the news that former priest and liberal critic of the Catholic Church James Kavanaugh died at the age of 81. The story is on mlive.com. One of my spies told me something that the obituary does not mention: … Read More
Out with the old, in with the new director of the Sistine Chapel Choir
Although not recently, I have on several occasions mentioned that with the ousting of former papal master of ceremonies Piero Marini, and the beginning of a new approach to papal liturgies with the arrival of Msgr. Guido Marini, it was … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Fr. Massimo Palombella, Msgr. Giuseppe Liberto, Sistine Chapel Choir
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8 Comments
Reminder: Blessing chalk, houses on Epiphany
Wednesday is 6 January and therefore Epiphany. Don’t forget, Fathers, the wonderful tradition of blessing chalk and houses. (In other words, get some chalk today, if you don’t already have some.)
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Christmas and Epiphany
Tagged blessing chalk, Epiphany
23 Comments
23 Comments
Lentil purée with croutons and escarole… sort of…
Some time ago a friend gave me a subscription to a great food magazine called La Cucina Italiana. If feasible I try to make at least a couple things from each issue. The last issue has a whole bunch of … Read More
Tall building
Today the world’s tallest building is being inaugurated. I mean, of course, the Burj Building in Dubai. When will someone try to bring this one down? Or is it "safe" because it is in an Arab, Islamic country? I don’t … Read More
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