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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
ASK FATHER: What to do with broken, worn out blessed objects?
From a reader… Quaeritur: My family has accumulated over many years lots of religious items, many of them now broken i.e. rosary’s, statues, loose medals. We’ve never really thrown them out because we’ve been unsure as to whether you can … Read More
Follow the dots… if you can
Let me get this straight. The news outlet of three African nations which form a single conference, Southern Cross, publishes an editorial against the “anti-gay” legislation underway in some African countries, which the Nigerian bishops back. Then Fides, a news agency … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged ¡Hagan lío!, Africa, fides, Nigeria, Propaganda Fide, Southern Cross
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22 Comments
Notre Shame prof wants Pope Francis to “Rethink Abortion”
From the Cardinal Newman Society (see their RSS feed box on my sidebar): Notre Dame Professor Wants Pope Francis to Allow Some Abortions A philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame published an opinion piece at the New York … Read More
Islamists slaughter dozens in Nigeria, also during Mass
More about The Religion of Peace from Jihad Watch: Nigeria: Islamic jihadists murder at least 62 people, including 22 at church service Shhh! “Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive … Read More
FLASH! Pope Francis speaks kindly about priests!
During his daily off-the-cuff, non-magisterial sermonette today, Pope Francis spoke about priests. And he didn’t bash them! In fact, as a refreshing change of pace today, he said some good things about priests. […] “On the contrary, it is impossible … Read More
Posted in Francis, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged bishops, Pope Francis, priesthood, Priests
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VIDEO Spectacular view of the Basilica of Monreale … by drone
After the dreck we have had to wade through lately, here is something of beauty. Here is a voyage within the Basilica Santa Maria La Nuova di Monreale in Sicily, a magnificent 12th c. Normano-Byzantine edifice which must number among … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged drones, Monreale, Sicily
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26 Comments
Reese makes his 6577th mistake
Over at Fishwrap the cracks are widening. They are losing John Allen. They closed the combox. MSW is deeply into logorrhea. They are panicky. Now I see a piece by Thomas Reese, SJ, who was removed from his editor’s position … Read More
Archbp. Müller nails it in Valencia
Soon-to-be-Card. Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gave a talk in Valencia, Spain. Here is a salient point. From CNA: Archbishop Müller encourages unity serving evangelization, mission […] The Church, he said, “is not … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a priest set a general parish policy of no Communion in the hand?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’m in a Novus Ordo Parish . Our assistant pastor recently announced that he would only give communion on the tongue and his extraordinary minister was instructed to do the same. A woman insisted on the … Read More
Fr. Hunwicke on “The Big Lie”
I hope hereby to draw the readership’s attention to the blog of Fr. John Hunwicke, Mutual Enrichment (olim “Liturgical Notes“). In particular Fr. Hunwicke posted two entries: (Crypto)Lefebvrianism (1) Lefebvrianism (2) Since I have often been – much to my … Read More
Venerator Sti Lot on The Big Lie of Mr. Cricket: “The passage The Masked Chicken quotes and Professor Cover discusses had me wondering about “the ‘typical’ editions” – would that,…”
