Daily Archives: 3 July 2013

Crystal (Catholic) Cathedral renamed St. ….

Pane by pane. I saw this in the LA Times: On the plaza of the future Christ Cathedral, 3,000 chairs and 7,000 water bottles awaited the faithful. On Saturday, before Mass welcomed families from St. Callistus Church to their new … Read More

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Horrific scenario prompts another concealed carry weapon debate – POLLS

Please vote in all three polls, below. I saw on TV a report, including security camera videos, of a horrific situation. A mentally ill man takes an infant from a grocery cart seat, holds a knife to the baby’s throat … Read More

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A serious question about Sirius

Do you readers out there have any experience with Sirius satellite radio in your cars? I have a new ride home and it came with Sirius. The trial period is going to expire soon. Do you use it?  Is it, … Read More

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Sr. Joan had better keep her eyes on the Prize!

Why hasn’t Sr. Joan Chittister returned to Tahir Square? I posted about her historic journey HERE. Remember how she pushed for the overthrowing of Hosni Mubarak? Does her absence from the Square mean that she is rooting for Muhammed Morsi? … Read More

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Fishwrap gives Archbp. Weakland a pass on clerical sexual abuse of children

As I was slumming through the site of the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) I stepped in their piece about retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland’s role in the clerical sexual abuse scandals in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. I got to the end … Read More

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Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests meet, give an award, run down the new translation

The National Schismatic Reporter informs us that, just about the same time the wonderful conference Sacra Liturgia 2013 was going on in Rome, the Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests met in Seattle.   Sort of like bearded-Spock doing his thing in that strange parallel … Read More

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Of civil wars and sesquicentennials and gazettes

One my daily internet stops is the Civil War Daily Gazette. Since we are in the sesquicentennial year of the American Civil War, some enterprising folks have created a day by day gazette like blog, covering the unfolding of the … Read More

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