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Yearly Archives: 2018
Canonist Ed Peters on the Papal mid-air airplane nuptials
From canonist Ed Peters comes a post. I wrote about it, HERE. There are some striking parallels. I wonder why? Any way… Thoughts on a mid-air marriage Show of hands! Who wants to rain all over the sentimental parade lining … Read More
The Pope marries a couple on the papal airplane. Hmmm.
I fairly dread papal trips these days. You never know what is going to happen on the papal airplane. Will there be another presser in which the Holy Father will say something like, “Who am I to judge?” That was … Read More
Posted in Canon Law, Look! Up in the sky!, One Man & One Woman
Tagged martimony, martrimony
41 Comments
41 Comments
Big Business Is WATCHING!
Two stories. Both alarming. First, apparently the group which secreted cameras and caught out Big Business Abortion (aka Planned Parenthood) has stung Twitter. HERE HIDDEN CAMERA: HUNDREDS of Twitter employees paid to view, mine your PERSONAL, PRIVATE posts NB: Not … Read More
My View For Awhile: March For Life 2018 Edition
I’m off to the nation’s capital, where at least one good thing will be accomplished on Friday: the 2018 March For Life. Among other events, I will probably attend the TLM at St. Mary’s and the customary meet up afterward … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Delta, March for Life
10 Comments
10 Comments
“The Triumph of Marcantonio Colonna” described
The Laudator, whom I check often – I add some of his pithier quotes to my commonplace book – has a fascinating entry with descriptions of the Triumph given to Marcantonio Colonna after his victory at Lepanto. It makes for great … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, The Religion of Peace
Tagged Lepanto, Marcantonio Colonna
2 Comments
2 Comments
ASK FATHER: Would anything prevent a priest from always using the traditional formula of absolution?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: The reformed Rite of Penance added a whole bunch of stuff to the rite of confession—optional Scripture readings and so on—but I have never seen any of it used, even non-optional parts like how the priest … Read More
Card. Müller on authority of Popes, possibility of others correcting contradictory papal teachings
Back in December, First Things published a piece by the former Prefect of the CDF, Gerard Ludwig Card. Müller on the sacrament of penance. His observations on objective sin and subjective guilt, about knowledge, etc., are germane to a whole raft … Read More
ASK FATHER: If I remember a sin after confessing, should I interrupt the priest and tell him?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If in Confession I forget a mortal sin (I do examine my conscience but my memory is bad), but then remember AFTER having told the priest that I have finished confessing, and he is talking, should … Read More
Slithery misdirection from the National Sodomitical Reporter: Bishops who avoid scandal commit scandal
The National Sodomitical Reporter (aka Fishwrap) is at it again with a particularly dreadful defense of sodomy. While not many people will bother to read it (it’s really long and rather boring), it contains landmines. From the title – and … Read More
An Armenian bishop “ordains” a deaconette
My inbox is being pelted with a story that some Armenian Orthodox bishop in Tehran “ordained” a female deacon. For example HERE and HERE. To which I respond: Ho hum. First, I’m not sure that we care much about a … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Deaconettes, You must be joking!
Tagged Aime G. Martimort, Armenians, deaconettes
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11 Comments
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