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Category Archives: Linking Back
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 18 December – Liberation Theology
In these final days of Advent preparation, the Church prays with great intensity. It is one of the “greater feria” of Advent, the home stretch, as it were. Here is today’s COLLECT (2002MR): Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut, qui sub … Read More
STrib: An opinion piece about the ordination of women (well done!)
A few days ago I posted something from the liberal newspaper of my native place, the Minneapolis Star Tribune about wymyn who thynk they are prysts. Today there is an opinion piece in response: As a 20-something Catholic woman with … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Star Tribune, women's ordination
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QUAERITUR: Priests and a silent Roman Canon
In another post I wrote about an option for a silent Canon/Eucharistic Prayer in the Ordinary Form. This comes from a priest: I have had an interesting experience with the new translation of the Roman Missal. Since it arrived, I decided … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can EMCHs give “blessings”?
From a reader: At Mass this morning, at least one of the EMs was ‘blessing’ children as they came forward. My understanding was that only priests could give blessings. We are a parish with 2 priests covering 3 churches, plus … Read More
Phoenix: Mercy Sister excomm’d for abortion decision at Catholic hospital no longer excomm’d?
Did anyone notice this little story in the “briefs” at CNS? Mercy nun at hospital that allowed abortion ‘no longer excommunicated‘ PHOENIX (CNS) — A Mercy sister who was automatically excommunicated because of her role on the ethics committee that … Read More
Fishwrap rakes up some muck in the Arlington altar girl dispute
You may recall that a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Fr. Michael Taylor of Corpus Christi Church in South Riding, VA, made a decision in favor of male-only service at the altar (not against girls, but in favor of … Read More
Contradictory reports about the “white paper” of the Pont. Council “Iustitia et Pax”
I posted about the story on Chiesa that Card. Bertone, the Secretary of State, was blind-sided by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace controversial (dreadful) “white paper” and that, subsequently, he decided that all documents have to get the … Read More
BIG PUPPET ALERT!
From a Call To Action liturgy… who can forget this? Remember their music? From Occupy Wall Street… Coincidence? I think not! [wp_youtube]IRoh62wRgkc[/wp_youtube] And there’s this.
Posted in Caption Call, Linking Back, Mail from priests, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged big puppets, Call To Action, CTA, Occupy Wall Street
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jhogan on Distressing words of Leo about the SSPX consecrations: “I have sadly and reluctantly come to the conclusion that Pope Leo is a nicer version of Pope Francis. So…”
QUAERITUR: How do you get an image next to your comments around here?
A couple readers have asked about the images/icons/avatars next to the comments some readers leave. Here is an entry which deal with that question and gives some answers. Click HERE. Would some kindly and geeky reader would post a step-by-step … Read More →
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