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Monthly Archives: August 2012
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French prayer to oppose gay unions
From The Irish Times: French prayer to oppose gay unions The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom next week with an updated national “prayer for France” opposing the same-sex marriage and euthanasia reforms planned by the new Socialist … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged euthanasia, French Catholic Church, King Louis XIII, New Evangelization, Prayer for France, same-sex marriage, SSPX
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24 Comments
QUAERITUR: Father makes stuff up during Mass.
From a reader: At my parish, when the priest is done reading the Gospel, he says not only “the Gospel of the Lord” but “the Good News, the Gospel of the Lord“. Also, when Mass is ended, our priest says … Read More
Watching Curiosity Land. Just Too Cool
This was so cool. I stayed up to watch the landing of the Mars Rover. I felt like a little kid again. First images: UPDATE New photos from Mars Rover Curiositas: UPDATE: I watched it again and it gave me … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Curiosity, JLP, Mars, Marvin the Martian, NASA, rover
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Curiosity to land on Mars TONIGHT!
I plan to watch the live stream of the Curiosity landing tonight. You? If you haven’t seen it yet, here is a video from the JPL about the terrifying landing stage: [wp_youtube]pzqdoXwLBT8[/wp_youtube]
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Curiosity, Mars, Mars Rover
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QUAERITUR: Form of absolution was just “I absolve you of your sins.”
From a reader: I went to confession at a neighboring parish that had recently received a 70-something priest who I know to be a bit free-wheeling as far as anything liturgical or doctrinal. This made me nervous going, but I … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged absolution, confession, forgiveness, form of absolution, penance, reconciliation, sacrament of penance, sins
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Are the LCWR and lefty mainstream media distracting attention from abuse of children by women religious?
My friend The Motley Monk has a must read piece at American Catholic about the LCWR and what is, and isn’t, behind the recent “hostile takeover” by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Read the whole thing THERE, but … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged child abuse, LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, SNAP, Sr. Joan Chittister
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