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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Critic of Pope Francis loses gig with Catholic News Service
Remember that piece in which Adam Shaw, a writer for Fox blasted Pope Francis in Evangelii gaudier? HERE It seems he also wrote a bit for the Catholic News Service, bankrolled by the USCCB. It seems that CNS let him go. HERE … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Francis
Tagged Adam Shaw, Catholic News Service, CNS, Fox News, USCCB
47 Comments
47 Comments
QUAERITUR: Deacon tried to intimidate me out of wearing the cassock.
From a priest reader: I recently spoke with the permanent deacon in our parish after he saw me hanging up my cassock after hearing confessions. He asked me, is the cassock again being proposed as normal attire for priests in the seminary? … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
In the older, traditional form of the Roman Rite, today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, with a commemoration of the 2nd Sunday of Advent. In the newer, Novus Ordo, today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Immaculate Conception … Read More
QUAERITUR: Second Confiteor… should I refuse to do it?
From a reader: I’ve often been left feeling confused about the second confiteor, and have trawled through a few posts on the WDTPRS site regarding this issue. However, I find it that much more difficult a position to be in … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Of Storks and Self-absorbed Promethean Neopelagians
Do you remember the fable by Aesop about the Fox and the Stork? Sometimes it is the Fox and the Crane. The fox invited the stork to supper. Fox serves a bowl of soup. Fox can lap from the bowl, … Read More
Posted in O'Brian Tags, On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Aesop, Detroit, DIA, Fox, porcelain, self-absorbed promethean neopelagians, stork
8 Comments
8 Comments
Fishwrap attacks Francis AGAIN in the matter of women’s ordination
I have written before that the ordination of women is the flagship issue for liberals. So long as Pope Francis won’t change Church “policy”, he will remain in their dog house. Some conservatives frown when the Pope gets out over … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liberals, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Fishwrap, Jamie Manson, NSR, ordination of women, Pope Francis
18 Comments
18 Comments
The Feeder Feed: Christological Goldfinch Sighting!
I am at the Detroit Institute of Art for the day. After the court decision, some of the art here will surely be sold off. Ah the fruit of the decades long efforts of liberal democrats! In any event… This … Read More
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Christological Goldfinch, Detroit, DIA, Sano di Pietro
10 Comments
10 Comments
Andrew Napolitano reacts to Pope Francis comments on economics
I am close to being done with Pope Francis Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii gaudium. Let’s remember that it is not an encyclical. It is not even an Apostolic Letter. It’s only an Exhortation. It is, however, an Exhortation which has some … Read More
You have GOT to be joking: Making the sacred as ugly as sin!
From a reader. I’ve visited Dresden in Germany yesterday and my first steps led to the Catholic cathedral. To my greatest horror and shock, I’ve discovered this monstrous “thing” in the side chapel. I have asked the lady working in … Read More
Eugene on The Old Guardian Angel Prayer…: “The Italian version I learned as a little boy in Italy and is still in use today is an exact…”
