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Category Archives: Mail from priests
Prof. Peters examines development in the case of denial of Communion to aggressive lesbian
The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, who does not have an open combox on his fine blog In The Light of the Law, has opined about the case in the Archdiocese of Washington DC, now infamous, wherein a lesbian Buddhist … Read More
UK: Homosexual Activist with a camera tries to intimidate priest in his pulpit
Our friends in the UK are more advanced in the kulturkampf that we are in the USA… but we are catching up fast. Furthermore, while I think public discourse may be a bit more rough-n-tumble in England, Americans are more aggressive … Read More
Vermont: Death with Dignity Bill
From a priest reader: Dear Fr. Z, Can I ask for urgent prayers from your readers? The Vermont State legislature (one of the most secular in the country) is trying to rush through the “Death with Dignity” Bill this week … Read More
Video from a priest about Pres. Obama’s HHS mandate attack on the 1st Amendment
From PhatMass.com, Fr. Claude Burns has a video with a message about Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment and on the Catholic Church. [wp_youtube]GaWma3taEEE[/wp_youtube] “But Father! But Father!”, some of you will be saying, “Father has his back to … Read More
Priests as targets under fire
Watch for lots of this in the future. From the blog La Nueva Primavera: FALL-GUY PRIESTS It is an unfortunate fact that we live in an age when the priesthood is under assault like never before. Nowhere is that assault … Read More
ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Should priest be removed because he denied lesbian Communion?
You know by now about the dust up in the Archdiocese of Washington DC, where a priest denied Holy Communion to a woman who had in private announced to him in an unrepentant way that she was a practicing lesbian. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Color of vestments for Stations of the Cross. WDTPRS POLL
From a priest reader: Father, any chance of a discussion and/or priests’ poll about the color of cope (or any cope at all) used for Stations of the Cross? When I speak to priests about this, there seems to be … Read More
Tips for Lent from a bishop
Now that we are one whole day into Lent, I bring your attention to something posted on the USCCB blog by His Excellency Most Rev. David Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay and chairman of the Committee on Evangelization. Remember that … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Bp. Ricken, LENT, religion, tips, USCCB
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An edgy video about Pres. Obama’s lies
Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who does some cooking now and then, has a good video commentary on how Pres. Obama is undermining the 1st Amendment and, well, lying to us. This is the sort of video that could appeal to young … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Lighter fare, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, Fr. Patalinghug, HHS, mandate, Notre Shame, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
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Angelo Tan on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 16th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 24th Ordinary): “The sermon for the 24th Sunday was brief but impactful. The Dominican priest encapsulated the whole Gospel reading for that…”
