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Daily Archives: 16 May 2012
Tolerance
A reader posted a link to this video under another entry. [wp_youtube]Za0ZvliA3AM#![/wp_youtube] More on this HERE.
Dissecting a Hell’s Bible op-ed defense of the Magisterium of Nuns
From Hell’s Bible comes this op-ed: Nuns on the Frontier By ANNE M. BUTLER [professor emerita of history at Utah State University] Fernandina Beach, Fla. THE recent Vatican edict that reproached American nuns [Incorrect in point of facts: It was … Read More
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST
Some recent posts, as they scroll along pretty quickly these days. Ex-bishop Lahey dismissed from the clerical state Homosexualists threaten parish for standing up for true marriage Card. Ranjith reported to be open to the SSPX running his seminary QUAERITUR: … Read More
Ex-bishop Lahey dismissed from the clerical state
A reader sent me a link to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Pastoral Letter on Freedom of Conscience and Religion (HERE). While I was rummaging around I ran across this. What’s New CCCB Statement on Raymond Lahey [I … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Clerical Sexual Abuse
Tagged Bp. Lehey, Canadian Bishops Conference, CCCB
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25 Comments
Card. Ranjith reported to be open to the SSPX running his seminary
There are time on this blog when I have openly day-dreamed about what it would be like to have priests of the SSPX involved with local diocesan presbyteral councils, deanery meetings, other diocesan entities and events. I was not nearly … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SSPX, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archd. Colombo, Card. Ranjith, priesthood, Priests, seminary, SSPX
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47 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can “modern” vestments be used for the “Tridentine” Mass?
From a reader: We are in the final stages of organizing a monthly Tridentine Mass. We have everything but the “traditional” vestments. Can the Tridentine Mass be celebrated by a Priest wearing “modern” vestments? If not, what is the most … Read More
A Catholic casualty in Pres. Obama’s war on the First Amendment: Franciscan University in Steubenville
Pres. Obama – whom Newsweek calls “The First Gay President” – and his administration are actively undermining not only our societal mores, but also our First Amendment rights. His administration’s HHS mandate is an attack on religious liberty, for it … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, Franciscan University, Give Back That Pen, HHS mandate, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Sr. Keehan, Steubenville, The First Gay President
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26 Comments
QUAERITUR: Ascension Thursday Mass obligation where Ascension Thursday is really on Thursday
From a reader: A local priest regularly celebrates Mass in the Extraordinary Form on Wednesday evenings. We are also in a diocese that observes the Ascension on Thursday. How do vigil Masses work with the EF in this case? The … Read More
Holy See Press Office Communique on the Society of St. Pius X
From VIS: Communique on the Society of St. Pius X Vatican City, 16 May 2012 (VIS) – Early this afternoon, the Holy See Press Office issued the following communique regarding the Society of St. Pius X: “As reported by news … Read More
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