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Monthly Archives: June 2012
In the face of this sort of revolt, what does one do?
I am torn between, on the one hand, pity for these men whose priesthood and ministry was tainted from the onset by bad formation and poor leadership and, on the other, contempt for them as arrogant quislings. From Vatican Insider: … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Four Last Things, Goat Rodeos, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Archbp. Zollitsch, D. Freiburg, divorce, Germany, Holy Communion, marriage, remarriage
56 Comments
56 Comments
Hysterical attacks on a bishop who did something entirely normal
I am passing this along as is: Bishop under fire for pictures Alain Castet, Bishop of Luçon, in the Vendée, was in Germany on May 12 for an event. The images of him there have now become known: the pictures that … Read More
June and Sacred Heart Devotions – YOUR events, Masses, etc.
June is a month given in a special way to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am getting requests from people to advertise their events, Masses, etc. Were I to do that, this would no longer be my … Read More
A Saturday Thought
During our Latin Mass Conference this afternoon, soon-to-be Fr Hunwicke, said something very sensible in his excellent talk. Every time you go to confession, you make it easier for others to go. You make it easier for priest to hear … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged confession
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23 Comments
WDTPRS: Corpus Christi – I affirm my subjugation to Christ vanquisher of hell and my sins.
Here is a photo I took a few years ago in the Vatican Gardens during a Corpus Christi procession. That great edifice in the background is back of St. Peter’s Basilica. It isn’t often you get Swiss Guards to carry … Read More
Benedict XVI’s Sermon for Corpus Christi: Jesus in our midst is the “beating Heart” of the home, city, country, territory
When I was in seminary, the faculty spoke with contempt of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and treated seminarians with such a devotion with suspicion and fear. One of the things we heard was “Jesus said ‘Take and eat’ not … Read More
Nancy Pelosi, Doctrix of the Church, on the HHS Mandate: “I do my religion on Sunday in church”
Remember when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) – Theological Mastermind and Doctrix of the Church – said that her faith compelled her to endorse same-sex marriage and when she said she was going to side against the bishops? Or … or… … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Dogs and Fleas, Religious Liberty
Tagged 1st Amendment, HHS mandate, Nancy Pelosi, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
52 Comments
52 Comments
Traditional rite of Confirmation
I received some nice photos of Confirmation in the older form of the Roman Rite administered by His Excellency Most Rev. Michael Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh. There is so much to like about this one. WDTPRS kudos to Bp. Burbidge … Read More
CNS: State Department Purges Religious Freedom Section from Its Human Rights Reports
The US State Department is run by the surrogates of The First Gay President, Mr. Obama, and they take his order. Maybe religious liberty is not a human right after all? From CNS: State Department Purges Religious Freedom Section from … Read More
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I want one of these! If we can’t use iPads for Mass, there are still a lot of other things we can still use them for. Having an external keyboard really helps. Not quite as portable, however.
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