Yearly Archives: 2010

If enough people stop believing in hell, maybe it’ll cease to exist. No?

Last week I gave a parish mission on the Four Last Things. As some of you readers might guess, I placed certain emphases on the existence of hell and desirability if avoiding it. This comes from the acceptable weekly National … Read More

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WDTPRS – Tuesday of Holy Week – COLLECT

COLLECT (2002MR): Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, da nobis ita dominicae passionis sacramenta peragere, ut indulgentiam percipere mereamur. This prayer was in the 1962MR on Tuesday of Holy Week.  It was in the Hadrianum and Paduenese of the ancient Gregorian Sacramentary for … Read More

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Is it time simply to cancel your NCR subscriptions?

If any of you have a subscription to the ultra-liberal dissenting – dying – National Catholic Reporter I suggest that you cancel it now.  Urge your parish’s pastor to cancel as well.  Get it out of our churches. Take a … Read More

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wholistic spirituality wholeness can be yours

In the paper of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, site of the Three Days of Darkness… er um… the 2010 "Catholic" "Education" Congress there is a wrap up of precious moments from their gatherings. Here is a taste. Sunday morning … Read More

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WDTPRS POLL: Who is to blame for the present crisis?

Over at His Hermeueticalness’s place I picked up a video from Michael Voris. Watch this and then take the POLL. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUbCt-7XE3E] Okay…. now that you have watched that, here is a WDTPRS poll. Make your best choice.  Feel free to … Read More

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How about some of your good news?

I think we could all used some of your good news.

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Judicial vicar of Milwaukee gives his account, corrects NYT

This is interesting. This comes from the Catholic Anchor from Anchorage, Alaska. My emphases and comments. Setting the record straight in the case of abusive Milwaukee priest Father Lawrence Murphy Then-presiding judge for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee gives first-person account … Read More

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NYC – Manhattan – blognic?

Is it time to talk about a Manhattan Blognic? Someone suggested perhaps Easter Monday.

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The Feeder Feed (Old Master Edition)

I haven’t been able to post about the Feeder, which is nevertheless visible on the Z-CAM. When I am on the road I will sometimes post about birds from other sources. For example, here is a fine Christological Goldfinch from … Read More

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A way to support Pope Benedict on 24 April – Pontifical Mass in Washington DC

It occurs to me that coming up in April Catholics in the US (and elsewhere) could have a good way to show support for His Holiness Pope Benedict. At 1:00 pm on 24 April at the National Shrine of the … Read More

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