Daily Archives: 18 March 2014

Vladimir Putin, Crimea, and Our Lady of Kazan

Interesting from Asharq Al-Awsat: Opinion: The Black Madonna and the Russian Problem by Amir Taheri Last month, when Vladimir Putin ordered that the Black Madonna of Kazan, the holiest icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, be flown over the Black … Read More

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Burn, Baby, Burn!

Two stories of burning, which meet our approval. First, from BizPac: Former Obama groupie burns her 2008 campaign T-shirt; tells off ‘criminal-in-chief’ Saying she was once among President Obama‘s “most hysterical supporters,” Carey Wedler wants the world to know she … Read More

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Pope Francis AGAIN: “Who am I to judge?”

The Pope used again, on 17 March, the phrase “Who am I to judge?” in an informal, off-the-cuff context: his daily fervorino at his private Mass during which he says nothing that forms a part of his Ordinary Magisterium. At … Read More

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ACTION ITEM! Spike the stats for an oppressed blogger! ¡Vaya lío!

Everyone, please do me a favor.  This is a simple ACTION ITEM!  ¡Vaya lío! Visit the blog Protect The Pope.  Spike the traffic over there big time today.  Even if it is just for a brief hit-and-run look-see. Click HERE! Tens … Read More

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An appointment to the English episcopate.

Scripture says:  The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord. In this case, in England, it is more a case of the Lord … Read More

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