Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity

Divorce, remarriage, Communion. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Let’s make this clear from the start. People are going to sin. Nevertheless, we must uphold doctrine. This is what is going to happen with the divorce/remarriage Commmunion thing. The Holy Father, Pope Francis, will eventually uphold the Church’s teaching … Read More

Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Wherein Fr. Z Rants |
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Bp Campbell’s Press Release: “I have not closed down Protect the Pope.” ACTION ITEM!

ACTION ITEM BELOW! Take a second and click HERE. Over the last few weeks we have watched the developing circumstances surrounding the blog Protect The Pope, run by an English permanent deacon, and the Diocese of Lancaster.  HERE  Most recently I … Read More

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Venice Day 9 – Of St. Athanasius and risotto

This morning we had our Mass at Santo Stefano, quite beautiful though dark on this dark, gray, rainy day. Some Tintoretto… you know… same ol’… Okay, forget about the Tintoretto.   It poured incessantly for the whole morning and way … Read More

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GUEST POST: About water boarding and the drowning of souls

In the wake of Sarah Palin’s remarks about water boarding terrorists as a kind of “baptism” (an image I think is at least tasteless and even verges on blasphemy) I received this interesting email: While Palin’s comments were ill-advised and … Read More

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged ,
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Catholic pro-marriage speech repressed at Notre Dame

More news from the school that gave the most aggressive anti-Catholic pro-abortion politician we have probably ever seen an honorary doctorate in law (of all things). From the TFP site: Young Catholics Not Welcome at the University of Notre Dame … Read More

Posted in Be The Maquis, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Olympian Middle | Tagged , , ,
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Fishwrap piece reveals a dilemma for the ‘c’atholic Left

This is great! One of the perks of being on the road and having a semi-vacation from reading the interwebs and posting a lot is that I haven’t seen the National Schismatic Reporter very often. Today, however, something from Fishwrappy … Read More

Posted in Francis, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , ,
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Card. Arinze has done it again. VIDEO

The great Francis Card. Arinze, titular Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, has spoken out with his classic clarity. To wit, check Life News: April 29, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The question of whether Catholic politicians who support abortion should receive or be … Read More

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, 1983 CIC can. 915, Emanations from Penumbras, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , , ,
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ASK FATHER: Marriage problem, bad confession experience train wreck

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Fr. Z, I came upon your blog after a very disappointing encounter at church today and in a way, I was looking for some kind of comfort. Please bear with me as I attempt to … Read More

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Canonizations: looking back and looking forward

I went back to my post last July and reread it. Yes. I am right about this. Wherein Fr. Z explains what is really going on with the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II Today, in addition to … Read More

Posted in Benedict XVI, Classic Posts, Francis, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Saints: Stories & Symbols, The Drill, Vatican II | Tagged , , , , , ,
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The Cardinal (Burke) on concelebration

I have said again and again on this blog and elsewhere that concelebration, several or many priests saying Mass together, should be safe, legal and rare.  In the Latin Church this practice has been aggressively promoted since the Second Vatican … Read More

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