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Yearly Archives: 2010
Archbp. Nienstedt (Archd. St. Paul & Minneapolis) defends marriage
A few days ago the Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, H.e. Most Rev. John Nienstedt, had an op-ed piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in support of a defense of marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. You can find … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Nienstedt, marriage, Minnesota
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NEW! Fr. Z’s “Brick By Brick” store
I am glad to announce that with the help of WDTPRS’s official photoshopper, the great Vincenzo, I have opened a "Brick By Brick" Cafepress site. There are so far, large and small coffee mugs, stackable mugs, and rectangular stickers. For … Read More
Hell’s Bible attacks a U.S. Bishop
From the editors of Hell’s Bible comes this contribution to The Magisterium of Nuns (nearly everything that needs to be said, was said in that entry) with my emphases and comments: EditorialCourage of the Sisters Published: April 30, 2010 In … Read More
Good shepherds do not flee from the wolves.
Five years ago Pope Benedict sat down to preach at the first solemn "inaugural" Mass of his pontificate. Inter alia he said: One of the basic characteristics of a shepherd must be to love the people entrusted to him, even … Read More
Of TLMs and hormones
Fr. Longenecker over at Standing On My Head has an amusing, and useful, entry! Lovers of the TLM might want to read this and pay careful attention during High Masses in the future. A New Solution for the Sign of … Read More
A beautiful mountain of violet silk
A great deal of interest has been expressed in a DVD of the Pontifical Mass celebrated on 24 April in Washington, DC for the anniversary of Pope Benedict’s pontificate. As far as I know, this project is going ahead. The … Read More
Sudanese Catholic bishop warns about possible genocide
A few notes before you read the following. First, the bishop in the story below is a friend of mine. We lived together for a year in Rome and I used to give share Mass stipends with him when they … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Oriole!
The Orioles are back! First one spotted this morning. I can see these two are going to be in competition for that grape jelly!
