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Category Archives: Classic Posts
The 2020 annual LCWR Assembly
I picked this up from a future edition of the National catholic Reporter. Breaking down barriers, affirming freedom Jamie O’Brien 12 August 2020 HONOLULU (NcR) The 2020 annual national assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is underway in Honolulu, … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Lighter fare, The future and our choices
Tagged age discrimination, LCWR, magisterium of nuns, paedophilia
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17 Comments
Benedict XVI explains to German bishops what the “pro multis” really says.
The Holy Father has explained to the bishops of German-speaking countries what the prayer really says. Just as the document Liturgiam authenticam required a revision the English liturgical texts, all the different languages need revision, including German. You may recall that the … Read More
A Most Tragikal Hystory of Obama I
Today is National Talk Like Shakespeare Day! In honor of this day, I urge you to speak in iambic pentameter and use words like “fleer”, “prithee”, and “guerdon”. In honor of this banner day, anniversary most auspicious, I have in … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Lighter fare, Magisterium of Nuns, My Favorite Posts, Religious Liberty
Tagged 1st Amendment, Card. Dolan, Fr. Jenkins, HHS mandate, LCWR, magisterium of nuns, Notre Shame, ordination tambourines, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Shakespeare, Talk Like Shakespeare Day
35 Comments
35 Comments
Nuns Gone Wild: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Those of you who wonder why the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the American Bishops initiated a reform of the leadership of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), should take a little trip down memory lane. … Read More
“If I were the Devil…”
Liberals demand that you deny common sense and they reduce the supernatural to the natural. Paul Harvey on 13 October 1964 [wp_youtube]VatjpiaYqPM[/wp_youtube] The third session of Vatican II was going on when this was on air.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Classic Posts, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices
Tagged 13 October 1963, America, culture, devil, kulturkampf, Paul Harvey, politics, society, subversion, USA
21 Comments
21 Comments
Santorum’s Catholicism, candidacy, and Archbp. Chaput’s address “The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life”
It is timely to haul this old PODCAzT out of cold storage. In light of presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s comments about Pres. Kennedy and Catholicism and the public square, let’s review Archbp. Chaput’s outstanding address in Houston in 2010. This … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Dogs and Fleas, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, Religious Liberty
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Houston, public square
32 Comments
32 Comments
BUGINICARE DEVELOPMENTS
Back in 2009 I posted about: BUGNINICARE UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL-CARE REFORM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Socialized Worship) Taking his cue from post-war European national health care programs, Annibale Bugnini, assisted by a small circle of spiritual-care specialists and church policy makers, … Read More
Paul VI: “danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law”
The pontificate of Paul VI produced many a disaster, in my opinion, but when it came to a crucial turning point, in the face of diabolical opposition Paul VI issued Humane vitae. I suspect many of you have never actually … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Emanations from Penumbras, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged artificial contraception, HHS, Humanae vitae, Paul VI, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
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18 Comments
1953 – Pius XII to American seminarians: be holy, be heroes, be officers of the Church Militant
In looking for a quote by Pius XII, a reader directed me, us, to a speech of Ven. Pius XII delivered on 14 October 1953 (Acta Apostolicae Sedis 45 (1953) pp 679 ff.) at the opening of the North American … Read More
Wherein is found Fr. Z’s annual singing rant on Advent vestments. WDTPRS POLL!
Some veteran readers here know about my annual rant about BLUE vestments during Advent. Lest all other Advent considerations be overshadowed by the implementation of the new, corrected translations, herebelow I rant. I think this liturgical abuse is fading, but … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ADVENT, blue vestments, Parody Songs, rosacea, Zuhlio
45 Comments
45 Comments
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