Daily Archives: 6 September 2012

“The community organizer’s job was to mobilize the discontent into political power.”

From Corsi’s Kindle book: Saul Alinsky:The Evil Genius Behind Obama Alinsky fashioned himself a modern day Machiavelli, well-versed and comfortable with Machiavelli’s teaching that, “It is necessary for a prince, who wishes to maintain himself, to learn how not to … Read More

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BOSTON: Fri 7 Sept, TLM at Cathedral followed by talk “The Culture of the Traditional Liturgy”

A friend of mine from my many years in Rome, Greg Di Pippo (very learnéd fellow), is going to be giving a talk in Boston, at the Cathedral, on the Extraordinary Form. There will be Holy Mass in the Extraordinary … Read More

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Pro-abortion women berate an 11 year-old girl, make her cry

Zoe Griffin, 11, a solidly pro-life girl, was attacked verbally by a couple pro-abortion adult women. Read about it HERE.  

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Homosexuals recruit volunteers nationally to go to Minnesota as protesters

Minnesota is ground-zero for defense of true marriage this year. I predicted that as election day in November 2012 drew nearer, the battle over the defense-of-marriage amendment in Minnesota would get as weird as the legislative battle last year in … Read More

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Brick By Brick: Extraordinary Form training in seminaries – FOLLOW UP

From a seminarian: I responded before to your inquiry about what training was or was not being offered in seminaries in the celebration of the Extraordinary Form. At the time you inquired there was no training offered for the EF. … Read More

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Democrats reject gift baskets, welcome letters from Christian groups in Charlotte because of their values

Gee whiz. Maybe Pres. Obama can jump in and change their minds on this one, too! From FNC: DNC Rejects Christian Gift Baskets Todd Starnes The Democratic National Committee banned dozens of Charlotte churches from distributing gift baskets to delegates … Read More

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Alinsky’s (Obama’s) tactics and a book recommendation

I have posted on Saul Alinksy‘s “Rules for Radicals” before. However, over at Etheldreda’s Place they were listed, and – at the bottom of that post – an interesting comment was added (go THERE to find it, and yes I … Read More

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Obama first approved ejecting God and Jerusalem from the party platform, and, after heat, got it changed later

The Catholic League has an interesting take on the Democrat Convention (DNC) and the reinsertion of God and Jerusalem into the party platform, and some information I didn’t know when I wrote about the topic HERE. Goat rodeo. THE POLITICS … Read More

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QUAERITUR: During Mass can a lay person bring the Eucharist to the altar.

From a reader in Italy: Dear Father, this is the situation I am witnessing in a church: during the Mass, after the Agnus Dei, a friar serving the Mass (just friar, not deacon, nor priest) goes to the Tabernacle, takes … Read More

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Why won’t Sr. Simone Campbell answer a simple, direct question about abortion?

Do you remember my post called NUNS GONE WILD?  I will have to add Sr. Simone Campbell to that dismal list. From The Weekly Standard with my emphases and comments: Charlotte Sister Simone Campbell is a Catholic nun and liberal … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Word and Communion services with a deacon permissible?

From a reader: We have a shortage of priests in our diocese in England, not so short that we can’t have Sunday Mass. but occasionally weekday Mass might not be available in a Parish. When are these services of Word … Read More

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