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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Wherein Fr. Z rants
Our Lord promised us that Hell would not prevail against the Church. He did not promise that Hell would not prevail in the USA, or in your town or parish. Today we are seeing a shrinking of Holy Church in many … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Four Last Things, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants, Year of Faith
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, creative minority, Il gattopardo, St. Augustine, the gates of Hell, The Leopard
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Card. Dolan’s closing prayer at the Democrats convention.
Card. Dolan’s closing prayer at the Democrats convention. With a “firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,” let us close this convention by praying for this land that we so cherish and love: Let us Pray. Almighty God, father … Read More
Of global downturns, material and spiritual
As the opening of the Year of Faith approaches, as we turn more and more attention to the Holy Father’s desire for a New Evangelization, we also have to keep in mind what Benedict said about us Catholics becoming a … Read More
BOSTON: Fri 7 Sept, TLM at Cathedral followed by talk “The Culture of the Traditional Liturgy”
A friend of mine from my many years in Rome, Greg Di Pippo (very learnéd fellow), is going to be giving a talk in Boston, at the Cathedral, on the Extraordinary Form. There will be Holy Mass in the Extraordinary … Read More
Brick By Brick: Extraordinary Form training in seminaries – FOLLOW UP
From a seminarian: I responded before to your inquiry about what training was or was not being offered in seminaries in the celebration of the Extraordinary Form. At the time you inquired there was no training offered for the EF. … Read More
Why won’t Sr. Simone Campbell answer a simple, direct question about abortion?
Do you remember my post called NUNS GONE WILD? I will have to add Sr. Simone Campbell to that dismal list. From The Weekly Standard with my emphases and comments: Charlotte Sister Simone Campbell is a Catholic nun and liberal … Read More
QUAERITUR: Word and Communion services with a deacon permissible?
From a reader: We have a shortage of priests in our diocese in England, not so short that we can’t have Sunday Mass. but occasionally weekday Mass might not be available in a Parish. When are these services of Word … Read More
Reason #5 for Summorum Pontificum: vocations to the priesthood
Yet another reason to thank Pope Benedict for Summorum Pontificum: A long-time reader and participant (and donor) sent an alert about the following, with this comment: Interesting that CNS included a segment on Tradition starting at 2:15, featuring one Michael … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The future and our choices
Tagged Benedict XVI, Extraordinary Form, priesthood, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, TLM, traditional Latin Mass, vocations
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Pelosi… can. 915… Pelosi… can. 915… Pelosi… can. 915…
From CNSNEWS: Pelosi: GOP ‘May Have a Religious View About Abortion — but Birth Control?’ By Eric Scheiner (CNSNews.com)- At a breakfast rally for the California Democratic Party earlier this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she understood … Read More
