Daily Archives: 30 November 2010

A St. Andrew’s Day surprise

Did any of you notice this? This took me a bit by surprise. Card. Bertone went to Kazakhstan and gave the Orthodox Church there a major relic of St. Andrew from those venerated in Amalfi. I recall a few years … Read More

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Benedict XVI’s Prayer For The Unborn

From CNA: Pope Benedict XVI composes prayer for the unborn Vatican City, Nov 30, 2010 / 05:50 pm (CNA).- The Pope prayed for the protection of life and the family at the conclusion of the Prayer Vigil for the Unborn … Read More

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Bishop prostrates himself as penance for crimes against children

Do you remember that I suggested that to do penance for the crimes against minors by priests and bishops, and the damage they have done to the Church, bishops especially should prostrate themselves in public view before their cathedrals before … Read More

Posted in Brick by Brick, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization |
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REVIEW: Benedictine nuns of Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation

I have often mentioned that I think Gregorian chant sung by women only is ethereally beautiful.  Listening to the new chant disk by the Benedictine nuns of Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation has confirmed my view. The Benedictine nuns of … Read More

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Austrian Canons Regular to staff parishes in D. of Rockville Centre

Did you see this good news? This is for your Brick By Brick file. This is from a press release of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.  This is just the beginning…. of the press release, that is. DIOCESE  OF  ROCKVILLE  … Read More

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What’s up with the chant notation for singing prayers in the new Missal?

This is from my friend Jeffrey Tucker’s The Chant Cafe Last February (it seems like years ago), InsideCatholic ran my article called Pay to Pray: The Church’s Simony Problem. Based on years of thought and research, I took aim at … Read More

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Wikileak-ed diplomatic cables about the 2005 election of Pope Benedict

The Italian daily La Stampa had an article yesterday about the US diplomatic documents leaked on the internet.   In this case, they concerned the papal conclave of 2005. The highlights of the article. Before the election the staff of the … Read More

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The 33 martyrs of Yang Kia Ping

His Hermeneuticalness offered a story about modern martyrs on his blog recommending that we read more about them. I agree. To begin, here is what he posted at his place: Theresa Marie Moreau at Veritas Est Libertas writes of the … Read More

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Monday, not Sunday Supper

I met with my literary group tonight. We read some Yeats and G.M. Hopkins. I did the cooking for the meal to follow. Tonight we were in Rome. And I am pleased that what we had tonight tasted precisely as … Read More

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