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Monthly Archives: September 2011
My pressing request renewed
I have two heavy intentions. I ask for your support for these intentions with prayer. In the past I have put this request to you and I now renew it.
Minnesota Catholic Conference and Archd. STP/MPLS says “Catholics For Marriage Equality MN” is NOT affiliated with Church
I direct now your attention to the website of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and their Office for Marriage and Family. The Archdiocese made this apparent on the front page of their website. As you may recall, His … Read More
Marine Corps Birthday News
Some of you long time readers here and of my columns in The Wanderer might recall that over the years from time to time I have mentioned a wonderful couple, an active duty Marine Corps officer, M, and his wife, … Read More
Coffee and You. A POLL.
Thanks to all of you who have been ordering Mystic Monk Coffee and Tea from the Carmelites in Wyoming. You are helping them build their new monastery and put groceries on the table. You are also helping me put groceries … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is gambling a sin?
From a reader: I have recently started dating a woman who is a devout Catholic. I was baptized, but have fallen away from the church since I was young. Since I have love her so much I decided to start … Read More
BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER
BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER VATICAN CITY, 30 SEP 2011 (VIS) – Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for October is: “That the terminally ill may be supported by their faith in God and the love of their brothers and … Read More
Anthony Esolen on new, corrected translation. Some of the best comments I have seen.
On ZENIT there is an interesting interview with Anthony Esolen, about whom I have written before. For example, Prof. Esolen has translated the whole of Dante’s Divine Comedy. When it comes to translation, this guy’s got game. My emphases. The … Read More
Bp. Thomas Doran (D. Rockford) on kneeling for Holy Communion… heh heh…
In this last week’s edition of The Wanderer, we read a reprint of a column by Most Rev. Thomas Doran, Bishop of Rockford. I believe it was originally on the site of the diocese on 2 September 2011. My emphases … Read More
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QUAERITUR: Do we have to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary?
From a reader: I have a kind of…confused question for you here, im told that i dont need to say the Luminous Mysteries, im told Pope John Paul II “suggested” it, not declared that it must be said, i wonder … Read More
New Kindles coming
I have been enjoying my Kindle enormously. I have the Kindle 3g which has a keyboard. I was sceptical at first but I have been won over. It is especially useful for books I don’t especially want to keep on … Read More
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NCFishwrap getting it wrong about abortion and capital punishment.
Over at the National catholic Fishwrap, Jamie Manson has flung herself headlong into another error. I won’t torment you with a fisking of the whole article. Suffice it to say that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is said to have … Read More
QUAERITUR: Kissing the priest’s hand
From a reader: I was coerced into attending a church function tonight with a number of the other Latin Mass members and the priest (a member of the FSSP). When the priest arrived and the greetings started, I noticed everyone … Read More
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QUAERITUR: Latin and languages in seminary
From a seminarian: I am a seminarian from the southern region of the US. Here at seminary, there are many guys, I myself included, who are more traditionally minded who enjoy Latin and orthodoxy. Others however, see that the hispanic … Read More
Benedict XVI “walked through the ferocious pack of media dogs without losing his composure”
Read this whole thing. From CNA comes this about the Pope’s visit to Germany. A highlight: “(D)amage to the Church comes not from her opponents but from uncommitted Christians.” And also, “The Pope gave appropriate directions. The fate of the … Read More
LATINUM ITER MONTANUM … WYOMINGENSE
My friend Prof. Nancy Llewellyn of Wyoming Catholic College sent the following: Since you’re a fan of Wyoming and a strenuissimus fautor of Latin, I thought you might be interested to know that the Latin Program here at WCC has … Read More
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Taking it to the street
Over at Catholic Vote I saw this photo of a Greek Orthodox priest trying to stop a protester from throwing a Molotov cocktail. Impressive. I wonder if I would launch myself in like that. BTW… I might have a chance … Read More
Motu Proprio “Quaerit semper” rearranges the Cong. for Worship and Roman Rota
I have had lots of emails from people about a new document by the Lawgiver Benedict XVI entitled Quaerit semper (please stop sending me links o{]:¬) ), by which the Pope makes changes to the briefs of the Congregation for … Read More
D. of Madison’s newspaper’s explanation of EMHC’s giving blessings as if they were priests
In The Catholic Herald of the Diocese of Madison, where the great Bishop Robert Morlino exercises oversight, there is a great article on an issue we have addressed here many times: Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion giving blessings to non-communicants … Read More
“The People’s Gasoline”
A friend sent me a link to this clip from Volunteers: [wp_youtube]6qLzQ4uOvio[/wp_youtube] Mind you, I am not deeply versed in or devoted to the films of John Candy, but there was something about this which sounded resonated with me. There … Read More
