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Monthly Archives: January 2017
SCV v. SMOM – Just one front, but a telling one.
Yet more SCV – SMOM reactions (for those of you in Columbia Heights, Stato Città Vaticano v Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta). Damian Thompson wrote at The Spectator about SCV v SMOM HERE. He strongly underscored the … Read More
CONFLICT! ESCALATION! FORCES MASSING! Will there NEVER be PEACE?
The two smallest nations on earth have squared off: the Vatican City State and the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta. I understand that San Marino may be readying for its own move. The often amusing Eye … Read More
PETITION: Gathering signatures to thank Pres. Trump for DEFUNDING Planned Parenthood
Pres. Trump has made YHUGE moves against Big Business Abortion, especially Planned Parenthood. It’s gonna be beautiful. Believe me. There is a “petition” you can sign to say “Thank you!” for cutting off tax payers’ dollar for Big Business Abortion, … Read More
BOOK: Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great
It is sometimes observed that elements of the Roman Rite, both traditional and revised, accrued as if my accident. Liberals contemptuously squint at gestures (especially the reverent ones) as if they were barnacles on the hull of a ship that … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Extraordinary Form, Nothing Superfluous, Roman Rite, Usus Antiquior
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WDTPRS – Conversion of St. Paul: Comparison 1962MR & 2002MR Collects
In honor of the Apostle to the Gentiles let us make a rapid comparison of the Collects for today’s feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. We’ll look first at the 1962 Missale Romanum and then the 2002 edition. The … Read More
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Tagged Conversion of St. Paul, exemplum, gradior
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Is the Vatican City State annexing the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta?
The Holy See issued a press release about the SMOM (aka Knights of Malta) dust up. HERE Traduzione in lingua inglese Yesterday, 24 January 2017, in audience with the Holy Father, His Highness Fra’ Matthew Festing resigned from the office … Read More
Canonist Ed Peters: What does can. 915 really say?
Some people on the Kasperite side (give Communion to the divorced and remarried who have no purpose of amendment, etc.) have a spittle-flecked nutty when can. 915 is brought into the discussion. Distinguished commonsense canonist Ed Peters has offered us … Read More
Maltese Catholics take out newspaper ad, plea to bishops
You will want to see this. HERE Some of the faithful in Malta are making their case in the open. The other day a priest friend said to me: “Let bishops start treating the faithful the way they treat us.” … Read More
My View For Awhile: White Knuckle Edition
Having braved the snow storm, I white knuckled it to the airport. Half an eye was on my phone as I anticipated a cancellation or delay notice. None was forthcoming. The ramp was as jammed as I have ever seen … Read More
Is ‘Amoris Laetitia’ being twisted in such a way that real blasphemy results?
The moderation queue is definitely ON for this one. Initial notes. Blasphemy involves words or gestures, also thoughts, which show contempt for God or dishonor God regardless of whether the person intends that contempt or dishonor or not. Blasphemy is … Read More
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