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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
NJ Bishops defend true marriage
I note with interest at the National Catholic Register (the Catholic one) that the bishops of New Jersey have issued a statement about same-sex “marriage”. New Jersey Bishops Release New Statement on Marriage Same-sex ‘marriage’ ‘is not marriage and should … Read More
Robert George on Pres. Obama’s attacks on religious freedom and Catholics
Prof. Robert George, on his blog Mirror of Justice, comments about Pres. Obama’s blatant attack on the the 1st Amendment, religious liberty and the Catholic Church. My emphases and comments: The Obama administration’s abortifacient and contraception mandate is appalling, but … Read More
Collect 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Some less than doctrinally-minded Christians are under the false impression that Catholics think we can “earn” our way to heaven by our own good works, as if our good works had their own merit apart from God. Catholics believe that … Read More
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Fr. Z applauds Card. Mahony (yes, you read that right)
I’ve gotta hand it to him. Roger Card. Mahony, emeritus of Los Angeles, has taken a stand on his blog – yes, he has a blog – against the Obama Adminstration’s attack on the religious liberty and, therefore, the Catholic … Read More
Benedict XVI, the NeoCats and their liturgy
I just read a discourse of the Holy Father to a gathering of members of the Neo-Catechumenal Way, NeoCats. There has been some buzz, and some anxiety, that the Pope might approve their own brand of liturgy. In this address, … Read More
For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form do you PREFER? WDTPRS POLL
Over HERE, I had a poll about what you actually do in regard to your participation at Holy Mass. Here is a poll about what you would PREFER to do! The poll options are the same, but the emphasis is … Read More
Holy Church is NOT a CRUISE SHIP. Still….
Over at Rorate (they’ve done some good work lately) there is a sardonic call to have Commandant de Falco of the Italian Coast Guard at Livorno made a bishop. You might have heard about the recorded phone call during which … Read More
For Lay People: Participation at Holy Mass: Which Form? WDTPRS POLL
Rorate has a poll going for their readers about participation at Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form, the Novus Ordo. The way to know their readers, thought it is clearly gauged for lay people, not priests. I think that … Read More
