Yearly Archives: 2010

Airport challenges

It is an interesting experience to walk through an airport right now, with CNN’s anti-Catholic pogrom blaring from televisions at every gate and lounge and restaurant. I haven’t had any expressions of rudeness so far… which happened often when this … Read More

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Lent and Passiontide: Dying with the Church

Some time ago, I wrote a description of what happens in the Churches liturgy during Lent and how the liturgical changes should reflect our Lenten experience. I bring this up because we are well into Lent and Passiontide is around … Read More

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Of best sellers

This is confirmation of what we already know. From a friend: …..1962 Missale Romanum!!! (and Latin breviaries are not far behind..) The AD should play a gingle like “Tradition, works every time it’s tried” or “Catholic identity, 20 centuries of … Read More

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Archbp. Nauman, backed by Bp. Finn and Archbp. Chaput, about Sr. Keehan and CHA

Canonist Ed Peters offers this on his excellent blog In the Light of the Law: If it deserves Abp. Naumann’s attention, it certainly deserves ours Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City KS (no stranger to doing the right thing under … Read More

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NYC – Holy Innocents Church – 19 March – Solmen Mass for St. Joseph

I will be celebrant for a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan, NYC, on 19 March, the Feast of St. Joseph.

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Furze

A timely and light-hearted offering from the Laudator: Oliver Rackham, The History of the Countryside (1986; rpt. London: Phoenix Press, 2000), p. 295: Furze is an important and widely-used fuel; it produces a quick hot blaze suitable for heating ovens, … Read More

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Religious cover for wavering Dems in place? Dissident women religious lobby House Reps in favor of the health care bill

I fear that this may give the Democrats wavering about the health care bill because of abortion the religious cover they need to vote in favor of the health care bill. Here is an article in the WaPo. Catholic nuns … Read More

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Benedict XVI on how to govern

Sandro Magister has this today, which you will want to take a moment to read in full. Be sure to visit chiesa. My emphases and comments. How to Pilot the Church in the Storm. A Lesson Benedict XVI has taught … Read More

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AFP: Man screams abuse at Pope Benedict XVI

UPDATE 18 March 12:52 GMT: A reader sent this: I read that the AFP communique was disinformation and that the man was shouting against pro-choice groups. HERE.___________ Pray for the Pope. He will be more and more under attack of … Read More

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Twitter update: another feed – @FatherZuhlsdorf

I have started another Twitter feed: @FatherZuhlsdorf Follow this. And @fatherz I will use this new one to follow a great many more people. Also, sign up with the Google thingy on the left side bar.  I am closing on … Read More

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