Daily Archives: 4 November 2020

Canon Law changed – bishops will now need permission of Holy See to establish religious institutes

At vatican.va and National Catholic Register… Francis issued a Motu Proprio and changed 1983 CIC can. 579 “which concerns the erection of religious orders and congregations, referred to in Church law as institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life.” VATICAN … Read More

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Blue Angels getting a make over

Have you ever seen the US Navy’s Blue Angels?   They won’t be the same again, after today.  They are making a change! From the Navy Times: Blue Angels to make final flight in the legacy F/A/-18 Hornet as they transition … Read More

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ASonnetADay – 81. “Or I shall live your epitaph to make…”

ASonnetADay – 81. “Or I shall live your epitaph to make…” pic.twitter.com/jxhmteVBZO — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 4, 2020

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The 2020 Election and MILITARY ABSENTEE BALLOTS – not counted yet

A Military Times (via Navy Times) – my emphases. There are still tens of thousands of military absentee ballots yet to be counted Could absentee ballots coming from military voters and U.S. citizens overseas still make a difference in this … Read More

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News about a TMSM vestment project: Solemn Mass set in violet

Cheery news! I occasionally get checks from kind readers for the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)(3) organization of which I am the jefe. Even in this time of the Wuhan Devil, which has shut down … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Does the Sacrament of Anointing *always* forgive sins or are there conditions that must be met?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have received extreme unction four times since April. Does the Anointing *always* forgive sins or are there conditions that must be met. I’m worried now since through my own lack of planning COVID-19 and just … Read More

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