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Daily Archives: 20 November 2012
Blog maintenance update
The blog now lives on a new server. There have been glitches, of course. One by one they are being resolved. The latest glitch is with the mobile theme. The “pro” version stopped working. It was timing out. I could … Read More
New cards with “vesting prayers”
I will subtitle this entry: Buy Some Cards – Help A Monastery. I recently received some spiffy cards with vesting prayers for bishops, priests, deacons and subdeacons. They were produced by the… Monastère Saint-Benoît 2, rue de la Croix 83680 … Read More
Misogynist England now waging a war on women
England is clearly a misogynistic waging a war on women. This must be true because the official state church of England has rejected women bishops. From the site of The Church of England. General Synod Rejects Draft Legislation on Women … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pope of Christian Unity, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Church of England, women's ordination
44 Comments
44 Comments
Benedict’s little dig at liberals
In his new book the Holy Father has a dig at liberals. I am sure this was directly at the Fishwrap. Aren’t you? o{];¬) In some portrayals of the figure of Jesus, the emphasis is placed almost exclusively on the … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Liberals, Lighter fare
Tagged Benedict XVI, infancy, Jesus of Nazareth, liberals
29 Comments
29 Comments
Senate Bill gives govt. agencies WARRANTLESS access to everything you do on the internet
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! HOW TO FIND YOUR SENATORS’ PHONE NUMBERS: HERE I think this is the ‘‘Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011’’ – or S. 1011. ______ The Obama Administration has been undermining the 1st … Read More
The Older Courtesies and the Gravitational Pull
A deeper sense of decorum is needed in our worship. The older form of Holy Mass of the Roman Rite, the Usus Antiquior, must return – and will return – in strength. Recovery of the older form will exert a … Read More
Benedict’s little dig at modernist theologians
In his new book in the infancy of the Lord, Pope Benedict as a little dig at modernist theologians – perhaps too wrapped up in the historical-critical method: The answer given by the chief priests and scribes to the wise … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Liberals, Lighter fare
Tagged modernists, Scripture, Scripture scholars
3 Comments
3 Comments
“No one likes us – we don’t care” – Fr. Finigan on the New Evangelization and men
My friend the mighty Dean of Bexley, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan has a great post at his place. He places his observations in the context of men in his parish hall watching Millwal defeat Leeds. I am mindful of … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged men, New Evangelization
23 Comments
23 Comments
Christ is born, astrology dies – a comment on the Pope’s new book about Jesus
First, if you plan to buy the Holy Father’s new book online, will you please my links? You’ll get your book quickly and at a good price and I will also benefit. Thanks! US hardcover HERE. Kindle HERE. Unabridged audio … Read More
The dangers of liturgical dance
From the always amusing Eye Of The Tiber: Liturgical Dancer Tests Positive For Performing-Enhancing Drugs It is being reported this morning that world-renowned liturgical dancer Doris Griffin has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. A USCCB spokesman said that trace amounts … Read More
Cratchit on ASK FATHER: Lay people, SSPX and excommunication: “Can one still fulfill his obligation to attend Mass on Sunday by going to an SSPX chapel?”
