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Monthly Archives: December 2015
ASK FATHER: Lutheran wife is against me, a convert, going to Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am a convert from Lutheranism, and my wife and children remain irregularly practicing Lutherans. My wife says that my absence for Mass every Sunday is a selfish betrayal of family time, and that our whole … Read More
ASK FATHER: Prayer services and lay people extending hands to “bless” an Advent wreath
From a reader… I have recently noticed something strange at my school. We had an Advent Prayer service in which the students were told to extend their hands to bless the Advent wreath. Is this alright? I heard that lay … Read More
VIDEO: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks frankly about belief in Christ and his Catholic Faith
Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks frankly about his Catholic Faith and his relationship to other Christians. Moderation queue is ON. I don’t want this to turn into a merely political debate about various candidates, as in, “I don’t … 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
Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro misleading statements about the Synod of Bishops
Recently Jesuit Antonio Spadaro, who edits La Civiltà Cattolica and who is deeply interested in the life and works of Pier Vittorio Tondelli (HERE), made some observations about the recent Synod of Bishops which has caused eyebrows to rise. First, take … Read More
Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Synod, The Drill
Tagged Antonio Spadaro, Card. Burke, Edward Pentin, Synod of Bishops
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Papal airplane presser. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Once again, I am getting a stream of emails from people about the state of the Church and about Pope Francis. I redirect the readership back to my Long View Approach™ and say “breathe deeply… in.. out… in… out….” Remember, every … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged parenthesis, Pope Francis
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53 Comments
Suggestions for charitable giving for “Giving Tuesday”
Sometimes people ask me about reliable charities. Since I am informed that it is “Giving Tuesday” (who knew?) here are a few charities which I support. Our Lady of Hope Clinic I have written about Our Lady of Hope Clinic before. … Read More
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
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More theological gobbledygook about degrees of doctrinal authority
There is a piece at Jesuit-run Amerika. I was going to post about it earlier, but a theologian friend of mine sent me an email about it with some analysis. With his permission I repost some of what he wrote … Read More
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged America Magazine, Jesuits, magisterium
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29 Comments
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