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Monthly Archives: March 2010
The perfect pew… or how to avoid the sign of peace
At Holy Innocents in Manhattan there are a few instances of the perfect pew for those who are especially disinclined to a group hug at the "sign of peace".
“There’s nothing to stop them”
Hey Bart! From CNA with my emphases and comments: Executive order on abortion funding won’t stand, Washington Post columnist says Washington D.C., Mar 29, 2010 / 06:56 am (CNA).- Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker has denied that President Obama’s executive … Read More
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The dogs of Proverbs 26:11
Now this is a good day’s work. From First Things with my emphases and comments. Mar 29, 2010 George Weigel The sexual and physical abuse of children and young people is a global plague; its manifestations run the gamut from … Read More
If you are not on offense, you are on defense
I have said that it might be necessary for us to just endure the kicking for a while. That doesn’t mean that the Pope has to endure it. In the course of a discussion with a priest friend tonight I … Read More
More dopiness
Mo Dowd of Hell’s Bible is also never clever. She did, however, come up with this one all by herself! Yup, we need a Nope. A nun who is pope. Hmmm.. what rhymes with nope… ?
“Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves.”
Do you all remember the Holy Father’s words from his sermon at the "inaugural" Mass for his pontificate? My dear friends – at this moment I can only say: pray for me, that I may learn to love the Lord … Read More
“The impossibility of any real renewal, as long as they remain in power.”
If in following all the other great news about the Church these days you happened to miss this, take some time and have a look at Sandro Magister’s new piece about the Legionaries of Christ. Legionaries. The "Nomenklatura" That Must … Read More
“…the chattering of dominant opinions…”
From a CNA wrap up about the Pope’s sermon for Palm Sunday with my emphases: During his homily, the Holy Father emphasized that being Christian means “considering the way of Jesus Christ as the just way for being men – … Read More
Richard Dawkins – punchline
Richard Dawkins is closing in on "punch line" status. My friend the great pastor of Blackfen, His Hermeneuticalness has an excellent comment about Dawkin’s latest attack. Goebbels redivivus Damian Thompson today has a quotation from Richard Dawkins about the Holy … Read More
What’s wrong with this picture
I thought this was unusual. An ad on an NYC subway car.
LA education conference closing “liturgy” or reason #65648 for Summorum Pontificum
Over at CMR we may have seen the coining of a new term. New? Old? I don’t know, but it is good. Liturgesy: Heresy expressed in the form of Liturgy We are treated to this, from the closing of the … Read More
“using the victims of clerical child abuse to fight internal political battles”
Some analysis from the UK by Damian Thompson with my emphases and comments: Some liberal Catholics are thinking: It’s payback time, Ratzinger! By Damian Thompson There is still no good evidence that Pope Benedict XVI is seriously implicated in the … Read More
Out and about
It chilly breezy in Manhattan today, but sunny. It is nice to stretch the legs.
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GO TO CONFESSION! Stow the excuses. Examine your conscience. Go.
The leader of Planned Parenthood thanks the liberal nuns
Before reading more, read this if you haven’t done so already: A magisterium of nuns Now from CNA with my emphases and comments… Planned Parenthood head thanks religious sisters for ‘critical support’ of health care bill Washington D.C., Mar 27, … Read More
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WDTPRS – Palm Sunday (2002MR)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Palm Sunday – Station: St. John Lateran Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. The Sacred Triduum (triduum from tres dies – “three day space”) were once days of obligation when people … Read More
Archbp. Nichols about Pope Benedict’s handling of the abuse procedure
This is via Damian Thompson: Cardinal Ratzinger acted powerfully against abusers, says Archbishop Vincent Nichols By Damian Thompson At last – Archbishop Vincent Nichols, writing in The Times, has explained how far-reaching the former Cardinal Ratzinger’s reforms of Vatican procedures … Read More
