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Daily Archives: 11 July 2012
Dead Cardinal Meets White Dove
I don’t know what this means, but it is interesting. As you may know, the Archbishop Emeritus of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Card. Sales died. His funeral was celebrated in Rio. During his funeral, a white dove decided to hand around … Read More
QUAERITUR: Anglicans using a Catholic church for their services
From a reader: I have been informed by an Anglican group that my Bishop gave the green light to let an Anglican (not an ordinariate group, but a schismatic Anglican group) use one of our school’s sanctuary and altar to … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Anglicanorum coetibus, Anglicans, care of souls, Christian Unity, cura animarum, Decree on the Principles and Norms on Ecumenism
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85 Comments
Young lady on YouTube evangelizing like a champ, explaining the … Traditional Latin Mass!
A reader sent the link to this video. We’ve got to hand it to this young lady. She is on YouTube, explaining, even evangelizing, like a champ. [wp_youtube]ZDb8LNJ_NB4[/wp_youtube] WDTPRS kudos!
The cases of two Chinese Bishops. Prayers needed.
From CNA: Vatican lauds ordination of China’s missing bishop Vatican City, Jul 10, 2012 / 04:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has praised the approved ordination of a Chinese bishop, who is now missing after announcing his split from the … Read More
Congratulations to the Diocese of Portsmouth in England
I read with interest about the appointment of the new Bishop of Portsmouth, His Excellency Most Rev. Bp.-Elect Philip Egan, vicar general of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, Vicar General of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. I noted with additional interest that my … Read More
Obama Defends HHS Mandate: It’s “Not Fair” That Catholics Won’t Fund Birth Control
A biretta tip to CMR I saw this on Weasel Zippers. Pres. Obama simply lies to a reporter about the HHS mandate. He uses the dodge that “insurance companies”, not the Catholic institutions, will have to pay for the objectionable … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 1st Amendment, freedom, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, The First Gay President
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31 Comments
QUAERITUR: Must priests always use an amice?
From a reader: Quaeritur: If a priest approaches the sanctuary in the nude in preparation for Holy Mass, need he put on an amice? Since there would be no “ordinary clothing” to be covered, it would seem that he need … Read More
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