Daily Archives: 17 June 2011

OLDIE PODCAzT: Friday in the Octave of Pentecost

OLDIE PODCAzT: Friday in the Octave of Pentecost Today is Friday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Bishops and Titular Sees

From a reader: Recently, you had a post up regarding Archbishop Nienstedt’s defense of traditional marriage.  As a curious person, I looked up the Archbishop’s background and discovered he once held the titular see of Alton, in Illinois, when he was serving as an auxiliary … Read More

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S. California: relic of St. Anthony of Padua stolen – UPDATE!

A reader alerted me to this: St. Anthony’s stolen religious relic sparks searches By Mike Krumboltz A 780-year-old treasure honoring St. Anthony of Padua has been stolen from a Southern California Catholic church. The relic, which is normally kept under … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Is it sinful to go to Saturday evening Mass if you can go on Sunday?

From a reader: Is it wrong or even sinful to attend a Saturday evening vigil Mass IF you could otherwise attend a Sunday Mass? I ask this because at my parish there is one particular priest who has solid homilies … Read More

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Abortion: the paramount social justice issue

One of the greatest victories of the pro-abortion crowd, even Catholics in the pro-abortion crowd, is to divorce abortion from other social justice issues. Abortion must be the social justice issue. This is from CNS, with my emphases. It goes … Read More

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