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Monthly Archives: February 2012
False accusations of priests
I have posted before about priests who are falsely accused of crimes against minors and other crimes or sins. I saw an entry at The Media Report about new evidence which may exonerate a priest, Fr. Gordon J MacRae who … Read More
PODCAzT 128: “Veterum sapientia”! 50th Anniversary. On Latin in the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Nolite oblivisci hodie quinquagesimum esse anniversarium promulgationis Apostolicae Constitutionis Veterum Sapientia! Surely one of sorest points of our enduring shame as a Church is the way our shepherds have entirely ignored John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia. It isn’t long… … Read More
“Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years.”
From a reader: Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years. I am 34, so this is my first time as an adult. After some trembling at the beginning, I managed to push through with … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, New Evangelization
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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George Weigel offers a suggestion to liturgically narcissistic priests for Lent
At the site of First Things, there is a piece by George Weigel which includes a rather spiffy idea. He relates a recent experience of a priest screwing around with the texts of Mass and then continues: Bad habits built … Read More
The Holy Father and Card. Dolan’s mother. Fun.
Where does Card. Dolan get that gift of glib gab? I’m guessing it was from his mother. During an audience in Rome, Card. Dolan was able to present his mother to the Pope. According to the NY Post, the Holy … Read More
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST and a reading reminder for Lent
Some posts which are scrolling along. First, I will remind you that: Starbucks endorses unnatural “marriage”. Buy Mystic Monk Coffee, not Starbucks. Now that I have said that, here are some links: LENTCAzT 00: Shrove Tuesday – the series begins … Read More
An edgy video about Pres. Obama’s lies
Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who does some cooking now and then, has a good video commentary on how Pres. Obama is undermining the 1st Amendment and, well, lying to us. This is the sort of video that could appeal to young … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Lighter fare, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, Fr. Patalinghug, HHS, mandate, Notre Shame, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
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Plant grown from 30,000 year old seed. WARNING: Squirrel involved.
From POPSCI comes this story for your “Just Too Cool” file. Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels 30,000 Years Ago On the frozen edge of the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia, in an ancient pantry harboring … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool
Tagged narrow-leafed Campion, permafrost, Pleistocene, Silene stenophylla
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Brick by brick in Madison: an Altar-ation!
Brick by brick in Madison, WI, one of the wackiest liberal locales in the US of A. The great Bishop of Madison, Most Rev. Robert Morlino, about whom I have written quite a few times (his tag), has made a … Read More
Diocese of Venice, Florida promotes Sacrament of Penance during Lent
WDTPRS kudos go out to His Excellency Most Rev. Frank Dewayne, Bishop of Venice in Florida for a diocese-wide effort, called “The Light Is On” campaign, to get people to go to confession during Lent. The diocese has bought time … Read More
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