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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Ireland and the Primacy of Primates
On ZENIT there is an article on Archbp. Martin of Dublin, the sexual abuse scandal, and Church and state relations. In the course of the article Archbp. Martin is called “Primate of Ireland”. “But Father! But Father!”, some will say. … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Armagh, Archbp. Dublin, Primate of All Ireland, Primate of Ireland
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Video interviews with Archbp. Chaput
Thomas Peters posted a couple of youtube videos of a sit down interview with the new Archbishop of Philadelphia Most Rev. Charles Chaput. [wp_youtube]E1tIqBzBlJM[/wp_youtube] [wp_youtube]I2NXRaBrsJE[/wp_youtube] In some ways this interview was a bit more revealing than that which Archbp. Chaput … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, Thomas Peters
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Bomb explodes in Oslo
I am sure many of you have seen this news, which I picked up from FNC: OSLO, Norway – DEVELOPING: A powerful bomb tore open several Oslo buildings, including the prime minister’s office, on Friday, killing at least one person, … Read More
The Sensible Bond asks questions about a conference in London
A friend over a the excellent The Sensible Bond has been asking some questions about a conference to take place at Colney All Saints Pastoral Centre in London. Here is his latest lament: At least according to the publicity, London … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Nichols, Colney All Saints Pastoral Centre, The Sensible Bond
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Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession
After I posted the story on a legislative attempt in Ireland to force priests to break the Seal of Confession, I had a few emails suggesting that I was panicking, that such a thing would never happen, that this was … Read More
QUAERITUR: How can the Church take away indulgences?
From a reader: I have a (.pdf) copy of the 1910 Raccolta, which contains some 34 indulgenced novenas. These are beautiful prayers I am delighted to pray, but I’m told that as of “Indulgentiarum Doctrina” they are no longer indulgenced. … Read More
God loveth a cheerful giver.
Hoc autem qui parce seminat parce et metet et qui seminat in benedictionibus de benedictionibus et metet. Unusquisque prout destinavit corde suo non ex tristitia aut ex necessitate hilarem enim datorem diligit Deus. 2 Cor 9:6-7. I saw this video … Read More
Card. Burke: Vatican puppetmaster?
From Italian journalist Marco Tosati on the Vatican Insider of the Italian daily La Stampa comes this. Raymond Leo Burke, the “great puppeteer” of American appointees The appointment of Chaput to the Diocese of Philadelphia confirms Burke’s role as the … Read More
Countering “woolly-minded relativism” with Classical Studies
I recently posted about a new liberal arts college for England. Thanks to rogueclassicism I found an article on the site of Times Higher Education which will be of interest to many of you. My emphases and comments. Reading Aristotle … Read More
26 July – Feast of Grandparents
On the last page of today’s L’Osservatore Romano, at the very bottom corner of the page, there is a note about “Celebrations in the Vatican” which caught my eye. At the parish church of the Vatican, St. Ann, on the … Read More
Bp. Nickless (D. Sioux City) issues guidelines for Communion under both kinds and also EMHC’s
I have written before about His Excellency Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City. You may remember his outstanding pastoral letter. Bp. Nickless has issued Guidelines and Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under both … Read More
Of Robocop and Great Caesar’s Ghost!
This is a cool story about a cool coin. From The History Blog. Robocop’s Brutus Coin for sale One of the first entries I ever wrote for this here blog back in June of 2006 was about an EID MAR … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Brutus, Cassius, denarius, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Robocop
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The slippery slope: from decriminalization to social acceptance
From First Things: The Present State of Our Polygamous Future Jul 20, 2011 Joe Carter In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What … Read More
Do you have a plan?
This story from CNA brings something to mind, which I will get to after the article… Jakarta, Indonesia, Jul 20, 2011 / 10:24 am (CNA).- Christian churches have moved quickly to help the more than 5,000 people who have fled … Read More
What a cardinal’s cappa magna looks like in the wild
The cardinal’s cappa magna is one of the most spectacular pieces of ecclesiastical equipment. Recently the Institute of Christ the King had some ordinations and His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke did the ordaining. Since this was with the pre-Conciliar Pontificale … Read More
A new Catholic liberal arts college in England!
His Hermeneuticalness, my friend Fr. Tim Finigan, posted about a great initiative in England. A group formed to establish a Catholic liberal arts college along the lines of Wyoming Catholic College and Thomas Aquinas College in California. Fr. Finigan wrote: … Read More
Fishwrap has an excellent interview with Archbishop Chaput
Even as blind squirrels sometimes find acorns, sometimes the National Catholic Fishwrap does something right. And it won’t surprise anyone that my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr. was involved. Fishwrap – rather Mr. Allen – has a long, … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, John L. Allen, NCFishwrap
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