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Category Archives: Hard-Identity Catholicism
PODCAzT 161: CDF Instruction on The Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian, “Donum veritatis”
In this podcast we hear the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s 1990 Instruction Donum veritatis, “On the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian”. I post this now because of the present claims of some who clearly want to turn … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged 1990, Donum veritatis, Massimo Faggioli
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2 Comments
Jesuit Amerika Magazine laments: “Where are the millennial Catholic activists?” Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Jesuit-run (hence confused) Amerika Magazine has posted a lament: “Where are the millennial Catholic activists?” The head-scratching writer is bumfuzzled. Protests for favored lib causes are drawing people with lots of gray hair. Where are the young, social media savvy … Read More
CAVIEZEL: You weren’t made to ‘fit in’… BE SAINTS!
No young person wants to follow an uncertain trumpet. Here is a good video to rise to as the morning gets underway. Actor Jim Caviezel speaking at Stuebenville. Posted at LifeSite. ¡Hagan lío!
German bishops on Communion: Discernment über alles!
My old friend Msgr. Hans Feichtinger has penned for First Things a piece about the German bishops. DISCERNMENT ÜBER ALLES The German bishops have announced that they will soon publish new guidelines for reception of the Holy Eucharist. [Because the old … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, One Man & One Woman
Tagged Communion, German Bishops
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5 Comments
ASK FATHER: What are the Four Catholic Creeds?
From a reader… What are the Four Catholic Creeds, and why don’t we use the most recent one in Mass? Good question. Let’s start with some basics, which many readers might not know. Our English word “creed” is from Old … Read More
Card. Sarah: return to Communion directly on the tongue while kneeling
A combination of factors has lead to erosion of understanding of the Eucharist and reverence for the Eucharist. Included in these factors is a near universal insistence that everyone go to Communion at every Mass and, of course, lay ministers … Read More
Making the Church appealing. What “sells”?
When it is time to draw people in, do those in charge show ugly modern churches bereft of statues, windows and obviously Catholic elements? SURE they do! When it is time to make a movie and portray something about … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made during the sermon you heard for this 1st Sunday of Lent? Let us know. Mine… If the audio didn’t play immediately, refresh. I had the wrong link for the audio file for a few … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, PODCAzT, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged LENT, sermon
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16 Comments
Commandments are NOT mere “ideals” from which some are excused because, “They’re tooo haaard!” Wherein Fr. Z rants.
With all the chatter these days about virtuous behavior being an “ideal” and jawing about “paradigm shifts” and so forth, I present anew something I posted exactly one year ago today. ___ Originally published 17 Feb 2017 Look. I’m the … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants in the wake of the Florida school mass murder
When man-made or natural disasters occur which result in the loss of life, I have often posted here about the importance of being in the state of grace. In the first LENCAzTs I have done, I’ve used texts from St. … Read More
