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Category Archives: Emanations from Penumbras
GREAT SCHRÖDINGER’s GHOST! Research on church attendance and … CAT OWNERS
In Christianity Today I read that… I can hardly bring myself to type… the horrific revelation that Cat Owners Are Less Likely To Go To Church This explains a lot, doesn’t it. By Schrödinger… is anyone really surprised, much less … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged abortion, cats, demographics, Hungary
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“We can’t deny Communion! We mustn’t ‘politicize’ the Eucharist!” False argument.
There is a good piece today at The Catholic Thing which looks at denial of Holy Communion to obstinate public supporters of abortion. The writer brings up the example of the late Archbp. Rummel of New Orleans who, in the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Canon Law, Emanations from Penumbras, The Drill
Tagged abortion, can. 915
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12 Comments
APR [Abortion Pill Reversal] 1,000 babies saved since 2012
APR [Abortion Pill Reversal] is a life-saving effort that has already contributed to nearly 1,000 babies being saved since 2012. Mifeprex or RU-486 – women change their minds! There is a network of doctors who will prescribe this reversal protocol. … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras
Tagged abortion, abortion pill reversal, APR, Heartbeat International.
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Communion denied to pro-abortion candidate Biden. Good.
Here’s a good thing. The priest at this parish rightly denied Holy Communion to former VP Joe Biden according to can. 915. By can. 916 he should not have presented himself for Communion. From ABC news in S. Carolina. FLORENCE, … Read More
Excellent twist in Alaska about tax-payer funding of abortion
If it weren’t such a serious topic this would be a real hoot. Alaska’s governor and legislature are against public funding of abortion. However, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that tax payers had to pay for abortions. To deal with … Read More
Canonist Ed Peters eviscerates bishops – one in particular – who won’t apply law
Right away go over to canonist Ed Peters’ place and read his vivisection of Card. Cupich. It’s not just Cupich whom he has eviscerated. It’s all the bishops who refuse to implement the Church’s Canon Law. I believe bishops take … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Canon Law, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged can. 915, can.916, Card. Cupich, Ed Peters
15 Comments
15 Comments
Student ‘steals’ pro-life sign on camera, gets arrested, but she’s the victim!
This is largely satisfying in an awful sort of way. Listen to this brainwashed girl, a great example of the subversive work of decades within “education” and pop-TV, etc. From WND: Student who ‘steals’ pro-life sign on camera shocked by … Read More
STOP THE PRESSES: Young people sing in the Illinois State Capitol
I have written about the breath-taking, throat-choking, eye-blurring composition of Philip Stopford, “Lully, Lulla, Lullay”. This is the “Conventry Carol” about the Holy Innocents, a carol in some ways so heart-piercing that it seems out of step with Christmastide, except … Read More
WICatholicGram on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Thank you, Father!”
