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Charivari Rob on Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: ““The Danger Zone” …as in the slippery slope to “If you’re hesitant about whether you should bring home 1 or…”
Charivari Rob on My View For Awhile: homeward: “Union League Club, hmmm? Tempted to stay long enough for the monthly Vidocq Society meeting?”
JonPatrick on My View For Awhile: homeward: ““I do not understand why you travel by air within these nominally united states.” The alternatives: Driving of course. If…”
Bev on Archbp. of Milwaukee reacts to the SSPX consecrations. Fr Z comments.: “When we are uncertain about a law, debate is legitimate. But [I’m going to stop you here, because this is…”
johntenor on My View For Awhile: homeward: “Silver lining: Atlanta counts as time in purgatory. It’s right there in the by-laws.”
Gregg the Obscure on My View For Awhile: homeward: “i understand why you travel by air to Europe. i do not understand why you travel by air within these…”
Fr. Reader on Daily Rome Shot 1656 – different stuff: “The reading of Kristin Lavransdatter is a landmark in my life.”
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Recent Posts
- My View For Awhile: homeward
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-06-23 – Toupee or not toupee
- Archbp. of Milwaukee reacts to the SSPX consecrations. Fr Z comments.
- WDTPRS – 7th Sunday after Pentecost: God can neither deceive nor be deceived
- Daily Rome Shot 1657 – new life
- Daily Rome Shot 1656 – different stuff
- WDTPRS – 15th Ordinary Sunday (N.O.): Too far right or too far left, we wind up in the ditch in the dark
- ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?
- Day 3 & 4 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
- FOR PRIESTS: Wherein, prompted by this conference, Fr. Z posts something for CONFESSION
- Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
- 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.
- Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies
- My View For Awhile: Westward
- SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 14th Ordinary) 2026
- Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass
- IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.
- WDTPRS – 14th Ordinary Sunday (Novus Ordo): from dust to freedom
- Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX
- WDTPRS – 6th Sunday after Pentecost: Collect – FIND THE CHIASM!
- My View For Awhile: Philly on the 4th
- ASK FATHER: Lay people, SSPX and excommunication
- Daily Rome Shot 1654: facade
- The Bishop of Salt Lake City reduces priests celebrating the TLM, despite conversions of Mormons
- The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX
- Daily Rome Shot 1653: Pius X’s caption call
- What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.
- 2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation (Traditional observance 2 July)
- The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.
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Category Archives: One Man & One Woman
Gov. Cuomo talks to Maureen Dowd. What could go wrong? Dr. Peters explains.
The Canonical Defender, Ed Peters, has another post about NY State Gov. Andrew Cuomo, aggressive promoter of contrary-to-nature unions. Cuomo is, he claims, catholic. Dr. Peters doesn’t have an open combox on his excellent blog In The Light of the … Read More
Bp. Cordileone on Gov. Cuomo, NY legislature’s promotion of contrary-to-nature unions
The chairman of the USCCB’s subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage has reacted to the Gov. Cuomo’s and the NY state legislature’s promotion of the legalization of contrary-to-nature unions. This is the USCCB press release: BISHOP CORDILEONE EXPRESSES … Read More
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Bp. DiMarzio (D. Brooklyn) about Gov. Cuomo, NY legislature, contrary-to-nature unions
H.E. Most. Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, has reacted to the passage of the legislation to redefine marriage so as to equate marriage with contrary-to-nature unions. My emphases and comments. Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo [I am … Read More
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Ed Peters on NY Gov. Cuomo’s support of contrary-to-nature unions and Holy Communion
The Canonical Defender, the great Ed Peters, has opined about the scandalous, aggressive, public support given to contrary-to-nature-unions by NY state Gov. Andrew Cuomo, catholic. My emphases. My comments. I inserted his own footnotes, indicated by asterisks, directly into the … Read More
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The worldwide killing of girls.
On the site of the WSJ there is a disturbing article about the destruction of girl children in favor of boys in some countries. The War Against Girls Since the late 1970s, 163 million female babies have been aborted by … Read More
Make popcorn, then read! Ed Peter’s eviscerates Maureen Dowd.
The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, has drawn the ire of the Id of the Washington Beltway, the atrabillious Maureen Dowd. My emphases and comments: Sunday, June 19, 2011 Oh no! Maureen Dowd doesn’t seem to like me! America’s 43rd … Read More
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Fatherhood remains foundational
From CNA with my emphases and comments. Despite divorce and other threats, fatherhood remains foundational Denver, Colo., Jun 19, 2011 / 08:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In an era of family breakdown and easy divorce, there is still hope for Catholic … Read More
POLL ALERT! Same-sex marriage in NY State. Influence of the Catholic Church, Archbp. Dolan.
ACTION ITEM! READERS! BLOGGERS! POLL ALERT! In the Metropolis section of the WSJ there is a piece about the legalization of same-sex “marriage”. Archbishop Dolan of New York is featured in the article. There is a POLL about the legalization … Read More
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Archbp. Nienstedt and the defense of true marriage
In this week’s number of The Catholic Spirit, the newspaper and site of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, His Excellency Most Rev. John Nienstedt has a column about the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, that is, a defense of real … Read More
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Card. Canizares with blunt speech and warnings in Spain
When is the last time you heard this sort of language from a Cardinal? From CNA: Moral conscience needed to overcome economic crisis, states Spanish cardinal Madrid, Spain, Jun 6, 2011 / 02:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Antonio Canizares has … Read More





















