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Category Archives: New Evangelization
2nd Grader “has a dream”, and it’s about Pres. Obama, babies, and abortion
For your “Ex ore infantium” file… I saw this at Life Site with my emphases: I received the following from a second grade teacher: The class has been learning about Martin Luther King, Jr., and we were talking about how … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Emanations from Penumbras, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization
Tagged 2012, ex ore infantium, Pres. Obama, pro-life
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20 Comments
A Defense of Marriage Minute: Minnesota Style
In Minnesota an amendment to the state constitution has been proposed which would define and defend proper and true marriage. When the weather warms up again watch for St. Paul, Minnesota to become ground zero for this issue just as … Read More
Louisville, KY: 10-12 July: Conference for priests on being a better confessor
I have been harping on the need for a revival of the Sacrament of Penance. This means that priests have to hear confessions and preach about confession. As a matter of fact, if Pope Benedict has a “Marshall Plan” for … Read More
Irish Times: Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican
I didn’t expect this. From the Irish Times: Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican By Paul O’Brien, Political Editor Monday, January 16, 2012 TÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore’s decision to close the Irish embassy to the Vatican was met with … Read More
What does “justice and peace” really mean?
People toss the phrase “justice and peace” around. Biretta tip to Phil Lawler of Catholic World News for a great catch. He noted something interesting about “justice and peace” in a speech Pope Benedict XVI gave to members of the … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, justice, peace, pope, virtue
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6 Comments
Bp. Bamerba (D. Scranton) intervenes with Jesuit school and their pro-abortion speaker
Bishops in the USA are going to have to decide what to do about Catholic politicians who are openly causing scandal by taking a position against the natural law and the Church’s teachings either by public acts or by private … Read More
A bishop promotes the Sacrament of Penance
“But Father! But Father!”, I read in my email, “You are always telling us to go to confession but around here priests don’t hear confessions very often if at all! What are we supposed to do?” Thus, I read of … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Four Last Things, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Michael Campbell, confession, D. Lancaster, sacrament of penance
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26 Comments
Dr. Peters on the diverging view of two dioceses in the matter of RealCatholicTV
The Canonical Defender Prof. Peters has posted some thoughts and response regarding the seemingly divergent approaches of the Archdiocese of Detroit and the Diocese of Diocese Wayne-South Bend in the matter of Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV. HERE. Prof. Peters doesn’t … Read More
The Bruised Optimist on Archbishop: Church had greater unity under Summorum Pontificum: “The current argument against the TLM is that it is injurious to unity. The next will be that it “steals”…”
