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Category Archives: Linking Back
About PODCAzT 116 on Pius XI’s ‘Mortalium animos’
A couple people asked me to re-post the last PODCAzT (116) about Pius IX’s encyclical about unity and ecumenism called Mortalium animos. Rather than re-post, here is the link back to the original post. Mortalium animos may be an eye-opener … Read More
FOLLOW UP: REVIEW of iPhone app for help with confession
You have seen, perhaps, my review of the new iPhone app for helping you make a good confession. I made some observations and some others are chiming in as well. Good discussion. The post was mentioned on Reuters and some … Read More
Posted in Linking Back
Tagged iPhone app
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FOLLOW-UP: Online volume of Acta Apostolicae Sedis has been corrected
Do you remember my post about the pages missing from the 1960 volume of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis on the Holy See’s online archive? HERE. The pages which would have included the rubrics for Mass and the Breviary were … Read More
Inspiration for a March for Life in London
This gives me the opportunity to link back to two interesting posts! First, remember the post HERE, linked to a post on Fr. Finigan’s blog, about the possibility of a March for Life in London? I received this from a … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Just Too Cool, Linking Back
Tagged ByzanTeens, March for Life
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QUAERITUR: What sort of candles can be blessed at Candlemas?
From a reader: If I bring personal candles to the EF mass on Candlemass, must they be made of beeswax? Can they be entirely made of non-beeswax (paraffin)? Not sure if the old regulations about things like this still apply … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Linking Back
Tagged Candlemass, candles, wax
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Blessings at Communion time… again
I just hammered out my weekly column for the paper. Among other things I wrote about the issue of blessings during Mass at Communion time. I have written about this before (try HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and … Read More
FOLLOW UP: Wisconsin parish which was robbed of its Christmas collection
Remember the story about Christmas collection robbed from the Catholic parish in Chippewa Falls, WI? I received this note from a reader: Chippewa Falls (Press Release from Fr. William Felix, Pastor of St. Charles Catholic Church) – At this time … Read More
Serviams’ 2010 CINO Award winner surges to victory
Serviam’s 2010 CINO Award winner surges to victory “Congratulations” to the National catholic Reporter on winning the 2010 CINO Award. It was a closer vote than in years past with NcR edging out Nancy Pelosi by only 115 votes out … Read More
Grading my 2010 Predictions
Last year on this 1st day of the year, I made some predictions because people asked for some. Let’s see how I did. I’ll grade myself. 18 is a perfect score The TLM will continue to get traction as aging-hippies … Read More
A report on my urgent appeal to help with a crisis pregnancy
Sunday I took up the cause posted by my friend Fr. Finigan about swiftly gathering money and necessary things for a young woman in a “crisis pregnancy”. My post was here. I got on board because I know Fr. Finigan … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged ALERT, Brick by Brick, crisis pregancy
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27 Comments
APX on Detroit’s Archbishop attends mosque opening, says: “There is no place where I feel more respect, fraternity, and kindness”: “Meanwhile I’m watching a video on YouTube posted two days ago by a Detroit news station about the Archdiocese’s restructuring…”
