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Monthly Archives: October 2012
My View For A While
I have boarded what has been dubbed The Hurtling Tube Of Flaming Death for Roma, and I am settling in for a boring few hours. As the great Roman Fabrizio – I think it is his turn to buy lunch … Read More
Prager on “Why a Good Person Can Vote against Same-Sex Marriage”
Dennis Prager has a good post called: Why a Good Person Can Vote against Same-Sex Marriage Changing the definition of marriage is bad for society. By Dennis Prager I love this paragraph: The history of left-wing policies has largely consisted of … Read More
A canonist explains something about can. 915 & can. 916
The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, is back at it after his synodal sojourn in Rome. A recent offering: Catholics, Communion, and Controversies by Dr. Edward Peters Controversies over participation in holy Communion by Catholics publicly at odds with Church … Read More
Inspiring video of a Black Pastor about the Democrat Party platform
Here is a video from just after the Democrats’ Convention. WOW! If only our own bishops would speak with this clarity and righteous anger. Watch and learn. [wp_youtube]7_FrySY8oYM[/wp_youtube] Note his explanation of how insulting to black people it is to … Read More
Recent Posts and Thanks
Here are some posts, as they scroll along off the board quickly. First: Your Urgent Prayer Requests And… VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting. Card.Cañizares: “It is normal to use the 1962 Missal.” Some Civics! In the … Read More
VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting.
From LifeNews: Pro-Abortion Biden Claims He’s a “Practicing Catholic” In New Ad by Steven Ertelt In a last-ditch effort to get Catholic voters to support pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, who also backs abortion, has released a new … Read More
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Card.Cañizares: “It is normal to use the 1962 Missal.”
From Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider: Cardinal Cañizares explains why he agreed to preside over [not just “preside over”] Saturday’s mass for faithful from the “Una cum Papa nostro” pilgrimage, in St. Peter’s Basilica ANDREA TORNIELLI “I gladly accepted to … Read More
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Some Civics! In the case of an Electoral College tie…. Fr. Z POLL!
POLL BELOW What happens if, in the presidential election, both candidates wind up with the same number of Electoral College votes? WaPo has some scenarios HERE. Review: Popular vote does not elect a President as it does Representatives to Congress … Read More
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Meme Mass?
And this on the day I wrote about the Knox Bible. Life is funny. The amusing Eye of the Tiber has this: Washington, DC––Citing a need for the Church to “reach out to its estranged youth,” the International Commission on … Read More
Lutheran Ordinariate?
Could there be an Ordinariate for former Lutherans in a way similar to those for former Anglicans? It is hard for me to see how. Perhaps it could be possible. From CWN: The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting … Read More
Memento mori!
Over at the amusing and often useful blog Art of Manliness there is a post about Memento Mori art. “Memento mori!” means, “Be mindful of death!” or “Don’t forget that you are going to die so repent, confess your sins, and live … Read More
Faith Magazine – a great resource!
Do you know about Faith magazine? Faith is assembled and published as an actual magazine in England. It is also offered entirely for free online. Online you get the whole thing, not just selected articles. Faith, the magazine, is associated with the … Read More
A critical look at the Synod and its aftermath
From The Catholic Thing comes a piece by Robert Royal in which he looks with a critical eye at the closing propositions of the Synod of Bishops. My preface: The problem with criticizing the Synods of Bishops is that, by … Read More
An unexpected place in an unexpected place!
I have been reading another dystopian novels by James Wesley Rawles, Founders. (The first in the series is Patriots, the next is Survivors.) I was pretty surprised to read this paragraph, about a couple who wind up being part of … Read More
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“This was a big storm … “
This evening I was chatting by phone with a priest friend about, inter alia, American novels. Of course the great American novel came up. Hemingway came up, of course, in that context. Though we did not ultimately settle on a … Read More
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Discussion: Airline trips, flights, cancellations, weather, passenger rights and options
I am supposed to fly to Rome on 31 October (thank you, dear readers). In light of the terrible weather, can we have some discussion here, based on your experience and good knowledge – please don’t just add anecdotes, but … Read More
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QUAERITUR: Why He “rose again” in the Creed when we know Christ only rose once?
For some reason I have received questions similar to this one several times, so I will drill into the matter anew… again… um… From a reader: Why do we say “rose again” in the Creed when Christ only rose from … Read More
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Transgendered Scripture readings
Liturgiam authenticam is in force. We have receive a revision of the euchological formulae for Holy Mass in the Novus Ordo. What about the lectionary? Does anyone think the Lectionary needs some work? An irritated priest friend sent about the … Read More
