Daily Archives: 10 November 2012

OORAH! 237!

I cannot let the day pass without saying Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps. Happy 237th Birthday and thank you, Devil Dogs! OORAH! Let’s have a sing along. [wp_youtube]Jh5OlT-cslQ[/wp_youtube]  

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Pope Benedict, speaking on liturgical music and the new evangelization, emphasizes Gregorian chant, polyphony, listening

Pope Benedict received in audience the “Saint Cecilia Association”, on the occasion of a congress of liturgical choirs taking place in Rome. The reports on the Holy Father’s address were rather thin and I haven’t seen anything about this in … Read More

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Pontifical Academy for Latin established by Benedict XVI

You will all be pleased to know that the Holy Father’s Motu Proprio establishing the Pontifical Academy for Latin. The name of the Motu Proprio is, amazingly enough, Latina lingua! No!  Really! The new Academy will be under the aegis … Read More

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UK: Legal path set to deny charitable status to Church which exclude anyone from Communion, sacraments

Tales of the Bizarre. This is from LifeNews: UK Catholics might lose charitable status for not offering communion to everyone BY HILARY WHITE LONDON, November 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Conservative Party MP has accused the government’s Charity Commission of … Read More

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QUAERITUR: “Marry us or you’ll drive us out of the Church!”

From a reader: Starsky and Phyllis [LOL] were married while vacationing on a cruise ship in the Caribbean last summer, and now want to have their married “blessed.” Starsky does not believe this is necessary because even though he was … Read More

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