Daily Archives: 2 January 2012

Alan Colmes remarks about Rick Santorum’s child; Santorum’s remarks about marriage

I watched a segment on Hannity’s show tonight (between plays) and candidate Rick Santorum was on. He explained the death of his newborn child, which became a point of – I am not making this up – mockery from liberal … Read More

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Your News, Resolutions, and Sermon Notes

Do you have good news to share with the readers? Any resolutions? Was there a good point from the Sunday/Holy Day sermon you heard?

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Fr. Z’s Predictions for 2012

Israel will attack Iran (one of these years I’ll be right about this). NCR will name an old, disgruntled, liberal woman religious (or maybe a few) as person of the year. H.E. Most Rev. Robert Finn will still be Bishop … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Priest scandalizes religious ed students by disobedience.

Another form of clerical abuse. From a reader: I’m a DRE with an important question. Today at Mass, a visiting priest in the diocese indicated the following during his homily: 1. He is very much opposed to the new, more accurate … Read More

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WDTPRS POLL: “Blesséd” or “Blessed”

Today is the Feast of the Holy Name.  The feast reminds me of a question I have wanted to ask in a poll. During the Divine Praises we bless the Holy Name of Jesus. In some context we seem to … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Why were the candles in echelon instead of in a line?

Under another entry, a commentator asked: Why [were] the altar candles sometimes in line (as for the Mass of 1 Jan) and sometimes in echelon (as at Christmas Midnight Mass). I think he was asking about putting the candles at … Read More

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