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Daily Archives: 24 August 2011
What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general
I have been getting some… interesting, I think could be the word … email since I posted my praise and defense of Fr. Lankeit, Rector of the Cathedral in Phoenix where the excellent Bp. Olmsted presides. For those of you … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, CDW, D. Phoenix, Fr. Lankeit
24 Comments
24 Comments
Antonio Gramsci, the destruction of Catholic identity, and you.
At the Catholic Thing there is a must read article by George Marlin about the uber-anti-Catholic and founder of Italian Communism, the brilliant but twisted Antonio Gramsci. Understanding Gramsci and the Italian version of Communism is verrrrrry important for faithful … Read More
Can you spell CYLON? NASA wakes up Robonaut 2!
For your Just TOO Cool! file, comes thos from CBC and NASA. Robot astronaut wakes up in space NASA’s humanoid robot has finally awoken in space. Ground controllers turned Robonaut 2 on Monday for the first time since it was … Read More
More on the decision about altar boys at the Cathedral in Phoenix
In the diocesan newpaper of Phoenix, The Catholic Sun, there is a follow up article about the decision of the rector of the cathedral to have only altar boys serving. Read here and here for more. You can read it … Read More
On the light side
In another entry the question was raised about how many wymyn’s ordination groups it takes to change a light bulb. The flip side could be this. How many religious and diocesan priests does it take to change a fuse? From … Read More
More reactions to the East Coast Earthquake
Under another entry some people have shared their experiences of the East Coast Earthquake yesterday. Another set of reactions is provided by the website of the National Zoo, here. I especially liked these: About three seconds before the quake, Mandara … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged East Coast Earthquake, National Zoo, red-ruffed lemurs
10 Comments
10 Comments
In my pursuit of fraternal charity, I may now have a new prayer in my arsenal.
A priest friend, Fr. GR, sent my the link to this story in The Guardian, which I had to share. Tuscan friars ask God to deliver diarrhoea for basilica bible thief Franciscans of San Salvatore al Monte pin up prayer … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare, Mail from priests
Tagged La Stampa, San Salvatore al Monte, theft
16 Comments
16 Comments
The cost of WYD
In Spain, before and during the World Youth Day gathering in Madrid, the secularist critics and enemies of God and His Church and – by most accounts- good taste, claimed that the cost of WYD was extravagant and wasteful and … Read More
Posted in The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Madrid, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinksy, WYD
9 Comments
9 Comments
The Extent of Fraternal Charity
From my reading, my daily portion, after Mass today: If charity were based on our neighbor’s qualities, on his merits or his worth, if it were based on the consolation and benefits we receive from him, it would be impossible … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool
Tagged Divine Intimacy, Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen OCD, fraternal charity
8 Comments
8 Comments
John Gerardi on NEW BOOK about how the Novus Ordo Lectionary came to be with its cycles and edits of Scripture: “It’s startling to think that the mere re-translation of the modern missal took a solid ten years (if we date…”
