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Monthly Archives: August 2021
A small dose of dystopian situational awareness
Dip the tip of your finger into a small dose of dystopian situational awareness. Looking Backward at Stay Safe. I don’t even want to post a teasing excerpt. Just read it. 717 words. About 2 and a half minutes.
With the latest attack on the roots of our Catholic identity the Church is one step closer to becoming a punchline. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From Le Figaro via National Catholic Register… with my emphases and comments… by the great Robert Card. Sarah. On the Credibility of the Catholic Church Doubt has taken hold of Western thought. Intellectuals and politicians alike describe the same impression … Read More
Just For Nice
This is wonderful…. …at the Offerimus tibi, the deacon looks like he’s completely given up, but subdeacon and priest seem fully engaged! When I was a kid, I only had the wherewithal to play Low Mass. This is spectacular. pic.twitter.com/xK3xmUaqQq … Read More
Chilean Archbishop “forbids” Traditional Mass by internet. HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
This is just lunatic stuff. Do you suppose he still uses a rotary dial phone? Sadly, the Archbishop of La Serena, in Chile (@ArzobispadoLS) has now forbidden the broadcasting of the Traditional Mass by internet, depriving hundreds of viewers during … Read More
ASK FATHER: May a Catholic elope?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: May a Catholic elope? Is this a valid marriage? If not, how did one correct it? GUEST PRIEST RESPONSE: Fr. Tim Ferguson May a Catholic elope? Presuming said Catholic has a paramour of the opposite gender, … Read More
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From Hell’s Bible: “Pope Francis Is Tearing the Catholic Church Apart”
Yesterday Hell’s Bible (aka New York Times) published an op-ed which is a cri de coeur about what is going on in the Church today. Take this together with Damian Thompson’s recent podcast. My emphases and comments. OPINION GUEST ESSAY Pope … Read More
The Lord promised that Hell would not ultimately prevail. But….
Holy Mother Church is indefectible. The Lord promised that Hell would not ultimately prevail. He didn’t, however, promise that it wouldn’t prevail quite a lot. He made no promises about the mighty Church in N. Africa or Asia Minor… or … Read More
ASK FATHER: What are the different kinds of exorcism, and why would one be used instead of another?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’ve heard mention on this site from time to time of various Titles of exorcism. What are the different kinds of exorcism, and why would one be used instead of another? Are certain kinds reserved for … Read More
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