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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Attention Priests, Canonists! 2011 Canon Law Conference at Shrine of O.L. Guadalupe
Last year I attended a Canon Law Conference at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe near LaCrosse, WI hosted by now-Card. Burke. It was great! Card. Burke is again hosting a conference this year! 9-10 August. I received this … Read More
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged canon law, Card. Burke, Dr. Peters
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REVIEW UPDATE: Confession app for iPhone now for Android
Remember that iPhone app intended to help people make a good confession? It is now released for Android as well. The developer wrote to say that they had added the ability to add a “count” for the sins, to help … Read More
Archbp. Gullickson: “ad Orientem” will be our saving grace
Archbishop Thomas Gullickson, Nuncius to the Antilles, has a blog called Island Envoy. We have heard from His Excellency before, when he had sharp words about bishops who resist Summorum Pontificum. Here is something from Archbp. Gullickson’s latest entry: What … Read More
Lenten Soup
Vegetable broth Chopped up vegetables Ginger root, shaved Soy sauce and rice vinegar Rice noodles Bring broth to a boil with the ginger. Put in the noodles and cook for a minute. Put in the veg and cook for half … Read More
WDTPRS Friday of the 1st Week of Lent (2002MR)
In the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary today’s Collect was used on the Friday after Quinquagesima. I assume it was dragged into Lent because of the themes present in the vocabulary. However, the redactors of the Novus Ordo made a substitution. They … Read More
WDTPRS: Thursday in the 1st Week of Lent
Today’s prayer is unchanged from the Veronese Sacramentary and the Gelasian and so-called “Gregorian“. It was in the 1962 Missale Romanum too. It was the used on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost. I cannot fathom why the redactors of the … Read More
Dr. Peters, Fishwrap, and non-excommunications
I have written about the great example set by Norma Jean Coon, who has rejected all involvement in the whole ordination of women thing. I have also written about the Fishwrap writing on Mrs. Coons. Now Canonical Defender has jumped … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, The Drill
Tagged can. 1378, can. 1379, Dr. Peters, Norma Jean Coon
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8 Comments
The Feeder Feed: SURPRISE!
First, I would like to give you your second cardinal photo of the day. This is a new visitor, coming several times a day now. He has a bit of molt action going on. I’ve heard him singing up a … Read More
Albany: Clowning around with Stations of the Cross
Why can’t Stations of the Cross just be Stations of the Cross? A reader alerted me to this event posted (at the time of this writing) on the website of The Evangelist, the official publication of the Diocese of Albany. … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged clowns, D. Albany, Stations of the Cross
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Former Anglican Bishops now Monsignors
Anna Arco of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald has this report: Pope makes former Anglican bishops monsignori By Anna Arco The Pope has honoured three former Anglican bishops, the first members of the Ordinariate of Our Lady … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
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