Daily Archives: 22 September 2012

Peters on Canon Law and deaconesses

From the blog of The Canonical Defender, Dr. Edward Peters, comes this: Some thoughts occasioned by Bp. Wcela’s essay on female deacons by Dr. Edward Peters Writing in America magazine, Bp. Emil Wcela (ret. aux. Rockville Center) is encouraging wider … Read More

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Saturday Afternoon

What to do? I have bumped off my to do list today and am now free. Strange feeling. Meanwhile, a wedding is just over at Westminster Cathedral. Good luck and prayers for the couple on this important day. So… now … Read More

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Some reflections on a life changing book

Today is Bilbo Baggins’s Birthday and yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. I found an image of the edition that I first read. I first read The Hobbit when I was in 7th grade.  I … Read More

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A palpable hit!

Just because it has to do with Shakespeare:

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Amy Sullivan on Jonathan Reyes

We have seen Amy Sullivan before. Among other things, Amy Sullivan was a legislative assistant to pro-abortion Catholic, former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD).  She is as politically partisan as you can get. This time Sullivan, with The New Republic as … Read More

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , ,
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