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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Ed Peters has suggestions for Synod on Family
Ed Peters, distinguished canonist, posted at his blog, In The Light Of The Law, about the upcoming autumn Synod on the family. He has no combox over there, but you should visit his place. I suggest a careful reading of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Use of the word “Catholic” in a title
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am planning on doing a web series on YouTube about the Faith. It is my understanding that the Catechism would forbid my using the name “Catholic” as part of the title of this series. If so, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Catholic, title
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ACTION ITEM! Still time to sign up for women’s ordination MOOS!
Some folks who are Catholics for the Ordination of Women (C.O.W.s) are now offering their MOOS to the general public. Not tweets… MOOS! Exciting! I saw at, where else, the National Schismatic Reporter (aka The Fishwrap) that MOOS are yours … Read More
Baker ordered by state to bake cake for same-sex reception
From the NY Daily News: Colorado baker ordered to serve gay couples vows to stop making wedding cakes This takes the cake. A Colorado baker has pledged to stop making wedding cakes after his state’s Civil Rights Commission ordered him … Read More
VIDEO: Children learn to sing Gregorian chant at Chant Camp!
How many of you have heard someone object to Gregorian chant on the grounds that it is tooo haaard! Right. Here is a video about a summer camp where children as young as 8 years old are learning to sing … Read More
ASK FATHER: Convert ponders consequences of parents’ invalid marriage.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’m a convert to Catholicism, with a Lutheran mother and baptized and confirmed Catholic father. My dad fell away from the Church after college, as he married outside of the Church and all us children were … Read More
Pope Francis: Marriage and things Jesus does not like
Pope Francis and marriage… what’s up with that? Here is something that he said about marriage in his daily, off-the-cuff sermonette: From ZENIT: Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning with a group of married couples at various stages in their … Read More
Posted in Francis, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged marriage, Pope Francis
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Orthodox “solution” for Communion for Divorced/Remarried is no solution
Sandro Magister has a piece by Msgr. Nicola Bux which explains that the Orthodox “solution” is (pace Card. Kasper) not a solution at all for the issue of Communion for the divorced and remarried. Pat attention to what Bux says … Read More
PatriotPoohBear on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “Is there a particular reason that your headline says “confessions illicit”? Its pretty clear that their confession are now invalid…”
