Yearly Archives: 2010

Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” letter about Communion in the hand

Even yesterday I had a conversation about the thorny issue of just what Summorum Pontificum (the 3rd anniversary of its release is tomorrow, blessed day) might have revived. Take the situation of the distribution of Holy Communion. In the old … Read More

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New CDF procedures for cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors

I saw this at Paolo Rodari’s blog (in my rapid translation): [Msgr.] Charles Scicluna, promoter of justics for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, should return to the Vatican around this time after some days of vacation. With … Read More

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OUTRAGEOUS Mass in Vienna

What on earth is going on in the Archdiocese of Vienna? Check out the video on Gloria TV, which I noted on Rorate. The video is in German, but the message is clear. A "Western" themed "Mass", which was if … Read More

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SCOTUS scourings

The other day I posted this: Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling Now, via Fr. Finigan, I found an entry on Religion Law Blog about the same question, offering analysis. Doe v Holy See … Read More

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Not so cool in Manhattan

On the flight coming in to NYC last night I was able to do some work online, with the airplane’s wifi. In this moment I was tracking the flight on a non-liturgical iPad. I was given when they came out … Read More

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Great photos of traditional ordinations by the FSSP

Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny has some serious liturgical eye-candy to accompany their note about the recent FSSP ordinations.  With a biretta tip to NLM. Click for larger version.

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New blog urges readers and parishes to drop The Tablet

His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan, directed my attention to a new blog called Ecumenical Diablog, which is worth your attention.  Here is a sample. Monday, 5 July 2010Catholics Don’t Take the Pill or The Tablet There is a custom in the … Read More

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The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarian

This comes from a seminarian reader. Fr. Z: Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I also like operettas. So, while I was waiting for something the … Read More

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“to reconcile disputes and to renew the Church”

I have been hammering away for years now that the major goal of Pope Benedict’s pontificate is the revitalize our Catholic identity. There is a macro dimension to this and there is a micro dimension. With my emphases and comments … Read More

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Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling

My email inbox suggests to me that there is a lot of anxiety out there about recent news that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) turned down an appeal by the Holy See against a lower court ruling that U.S. Catholic … Read More

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