Daily Archives: 14 December 2013

Pope Francis: Women must not be clericalized!

In La Stampa we find a report on yet another interview Pope Francis has given, apparently to La Stampa.  I haven’t found the whole thing yet.  [UPDATE: Italian Original HERE.] But in the summary we read: Commenting on Curia reform, the … Read More

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Fr. Z on Fr. Hunwicke on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.

I can say with great pleasure that Fr. John Hunwicke, a Catholic priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, is blogging again.  He had a blog which was for a while repressed by the “powers that be”.  He … Read More

Posted in Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , ,
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Of Nativity Scenes and Vatican Budget Cuts

Over the last years we have learned that the St. Peter’s Square nativity scene has often cost upward of half a million euro. There has been not a little graft involved. We also know that the Holy See has some … Read More

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Christmas and decreasing the surplus population

In many places during this season you will see productions of plays based on Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol. Here is something you might not be aware of that could spark conversation, especially with your young’uns. I confess: I didn’t … Read More

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, The Drill | Tagged , , ,
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