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Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Pope on why the Pope must suffer
On 29 May 29 1994 – during the Year of the Family – a month after painfully breaking his hip, St. Pope John Paul II delivered a spectacular Angelus address during which he set aside his notes and spoke off the … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged John Paul, suffering
18 Comments
18 Comments
Pope Francis to assassins: Make sure it doesn’t hurt because “I’m a wimp”
From the Daily Mail: Pope Francis says he accepts he may be assassinated – but asks God to make sure it doesn’t hurt because he is ‘a real wimp’ Pope Francis has said he has accepted that he may be … Read More
Posted in Four Last Things, Francis, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged A subitanea et improvisa morte, Pope Francis, sudden death
19 Comments
19 Comments
CNS warns Catholic schools not to honor supporters of same-sex unions
The Cardinal Newman Society (see their feed on my sidebar… scroll down), which keep tabs on what is going on with Catholic higher education in these USA, has issued a statement: Cardinal Newman Society Statement Opposing Honors and Platforms for … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. I get many requests by … Read More
Another liberal turns on Pope Francis
A couple days ago (I’ve been busy) Breitbart had a summary of how Hell’s Bible (aka New York Times – “Women See Themselves as Left Out Amid Talk of Change in Catholic Church”) is cooling in regard to the Left’s … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged feminists, Pope Francis, women's ordination
20 Comments
20 Comments
Card. Burke’s magisterial talk in England: If we can’t get the family right, New Evangelization will fail.
His Eminence Raymond Leo (Latin for “Lion”) Card. S.R.E. Burke was in England recently. He sang Mass for which my friend Fr. Finigan was one of the sacred ministers. He gave quite a talk. The full text is HERE. The … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Card. Burke, marriage, matrimony, New Evangelization, Remaining
20 Comments
20 Comments
ASK FATHER: Mass in the living room
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Our parish priest has agreed to say mass in our home living room. How should we set up furniture wise to accommodate this? Thank you. If your manor house has a chapel, as in Brideshead Revisited, it is appropriate … Read More
Speaking of 50th anniversary of vernacular Masses… BUGNINICARE! (Revisited)
In some circles there has been some panting whoopdeedoo about the fact that 50 years ago Paul VI celebrated Mass for the first time in a Roman parish in Italian. I posted on the parish once before, some time ago. … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Annibale Bugnini, BUGNINICARE, Paul VI, vernacular
70 Comments
70 Comments
Vocation as woman religious? Traditional Carmelites nuns.
I get questions from young women interested in religious life but with a traditional expression. I received this and thought to share it with you. Hello Fr. Z! I hope all is going well. When I saw you recently … Read More
Posted in Women Religious
Tagged Carmelites, D. Harrisburg, religious life, women religious
13 Comments
13 Comments
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