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- on The shift toward “the old ways” is really a step forward into the future.: “The (Novus Ordo) parish I currently live usually has about 30 people that attend our only “Sunday” Mass (which is…”
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Hell’s Bible’s editorial on the Synod
At Hell’s Bible we find an editorial: Pope Francis Walks the Talk Vatican Signals on Gays and Remarriage Are a Hopeful Beginning A half-century after the historic changes of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis is showing his intent to … Read More
Views on the Synod right now
Another day, another Synod post. Yes, it’ll be over soon. For a while. Then it will fire back up in full fury before next year’s Synod. Today the bishops are working on the final Relatio. They will use electronic voting … Read More
What Card. Burke really said to BuzzFeed
Card. Burke to BuzzFeed: BuzzFeed News: I should ask you about the reports that you’re being removed from the Signatura. What message is that sending? Do you think you are being removed in part because of how outspoken you have … Read More
ASK FATHER: Lay people purifying vessels at Mass
From a reader… I recently attended a “school Mass” at a local Catholic school while I was substitute teaching for the day. I had the misfortune of happening upon a parish that uses about one extraordinary minister per member of the congregation. After … Read More
Card Sarah of Africa on Synod
Even as it had been decided that the Synod will end today, CNS has a piece about the view of His Eminence Card. Sarah. HERE African cardinal: Pressure groups behind push to change Church Vatican City, Oct 16, 2014 / … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can’t get real baptism certificate! Wedding in six weeks!
From a reader… I was born in a town in the Jefferson City Archdiocese twenty-four years ago. However upon birth, I was helicoptered to Children’s hospital in the st. louis Archdiocese, due to complications. When I arrived at Children’s, I … Read More
My View For Awhile: Manhattan Edition
I’m off to NYC to meet some friends and have a couple of days of R&R before continuing on my way to Rome for the pilgrimage. So far it’s a typical Delta experience: flight delayed. At least I don’t have … Read More
16 Oct 1978 – St. John Paul elected Pope
As the Robber Synod is underway, during which it seems that some people want to set aside John Paul II’s Familiaris consortio, we observe that this is the anniversary of the election of Karol Wojtyla.
VIDEO: Card. Pell speaks on a ‘secular agenda’, the Relatio, the “stalking horse”
His Eminence George Card. Pell about the Relatio and the debate over releasing it. He calls Communion for divorced and remarried a “stalking horse” and homosexuality. He speaks about the first form of the Relatio. This is great stuff. Pause, … Read More
Reports of Circuli Minores now available on Vatican website
The reports of the Circuli Minores are available on the Vatican website. HERE Card. Burke’s would be in Anglicus A. Sample: For example, where the Relatio appeared to be suggesting that sex outside of marriage may be permissible, or that cohabitation may … Read More
What’s the liberals’ next move?
Now that the Revolt has taken place by the members of the Synod against the leadership’s manipulations, this is what is going to happen. Watch what the liberal MSM and the catholic liberal media do in their coverage of today’s … Read More
The Robber Synod!
Given today’s events in the hall of the Synod, when the bishops rose up as a body to fight against the obvious manipulation carried on by the leadership of the Synod (Card. Baldisseri). The Synod was being stolen from … Read More
¡Hagan lío! Synod Bishops revolt against leadership and get their way – UPDATE!
BIG UPDATE BELOW! ____ Apparently the bishops at the Synod are tired of being manipulated. They created a little lío of their own. In full view of the Pope, they rose up pretty much as a body and rebelled against … Read More
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VIDEO: Holy League – Trailer
Alas, they took no account that in the Extraordinary Form the Feast of Christ the King is the last Sunday of October. Still!
13 October? I’m just sayin’
A priest friend sent this (with editing): Makes one ponder… Oct. 13, 54 Nero becomes Roman Emperor Oct. 13, 1884 Pope Leo XIII’s vision leading him to write the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel Oct. 13, 1917 The Miracle … Read More
Card. Kasper’s observations about Africa – UPDATE: Interview REMOVED!
UPDATE 16 Oct 1700 GMT: Card. Kasper’s interview at ZENIT has, as if by magic, disappeared. ANOTHER UPDATE! Card. Kasper denied giving the interview, but Pentin had openly recorded it and it was on the record! HERE Pentin posted it. … Read More
Is the leadership of the Synod dealing from a stacked deck?
Italian journalist Marco Tosatti, who writes for the Italian daily La Stampa, hit it directly on the head today. He points to some facts. You decide. HERE in Italian. My translation: Un Sinodo un po’ taroccato? A Synod a bit … Read More
ASK FATHER: Is Jesus a human person? Catechism 101
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Did Jesus Christ true God and true man, become a human person? No. The Second Person, the Eternal Son, God from God, took our human nature into an indestructible bond with His divinity and was born … Read More
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Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus
A few people have mentioned that Card. Burke suggested praying devotions to the Holy Face of Jesus. I wrote to someone in Hong Kong (which I would like to visit), who put me on to a site dedicated to Devotion … Read More
ASK FATHER: Anointing in the Time of Ebola
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I´m writing from Spain where sadly, a nurse is extremely ill with Ebola virus. She was infected while treating a Spanish missionary who was brought back from Africa to get treated. My question is this: imagine … Read More
DCLex on ROME 24/4– Day …. Nope… Daily Rome Shot 1010: “1. Qc7 forcing a4 2. Qa5# (If 1….b6 2. Qc8#) about 3 minutes”
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