Daily Archives: 18 March 2015

NOTICE: Server Upgrades

I received a note that, in the near future, the servers that the blog lives on will be upgraded. This may create some down time. So you know….  

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A rapid surge of interest in priestly vocations in the Diocese of…

A while back I posted about the surge of vocations in the Diocese of Madison under the influence of the Extraordinary Ordinary, Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, the diocesan bishop.  It’s a small diocese, but there are more than 30 … Read More

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Seminarians and Seminaries | Tagged , ,
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A note about the term Church Militant

I post this because our dear Michael Sean Winters had a little nutty about my use of this term over at the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter). All of you Catholics who are reading this, even if you mostly identify … Read More

Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill | Tagged ,
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Winters attacks

Michael Sean Winters of the National Schismatic Reporter brought a smile to my face today! Winters is primarily reacting to Ross Douthat’s recent piece HERE.  Douthat commented in his piece on those who are more traditional and how they see Pope Francis. … Read More

Posted in Green Inkers, Liberals, Lighter fare, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , , ,
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Pope Francis and “doctors of the law”

Here is an interesting contrast. First, a snip from an off-the-cuff, non-Magisterial remark of Pope Francis during a daily homily.  Note his disparaging words about “doctors of the law”. Hmmm… it seems to me that there is something missing.  Of … Read More

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