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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
SSPX sends the CDF a more precise response to the Doctrinal Preamble
You know about the “Doctrinal Preamble” which the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith gave to the SSPX. The SSPX issued a preliminary reaction to the Preamble. Now they have sent the CDF a more precise response, which the … Read More
“Collar Hollers” and EncouragePriests.org
Thanks to a commentator here, I just learned about EncouragePriests.org You can, apparently, send “Collar Hollers” graphics to priests, to give them a boost. You can print them, send them by email, or use other social networking tools. It looks … Read More
Archbp. Nienstedt and MN bishops defend marriage, work to overcome opposition – even from priests.
A week or so ago I posted about Archbishop John Nienstedt’s (St. Paul and Minneapolis) initiative to promote a defense of true and natural marriage in an amendment to the State Constitution of Minnesota. His Excellency indicated to the priests … Read More
What does “justice and peace” really mean?
People toss the phrase “justice and peace” around. Biretta tip to Phil Lawler of Catholic World News for a great catch. He noted something interesting about “justice and peace” in a speech Pope Benedict XVI gave to members of the … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, justice, peace, pope, virtue
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Tebowing
I picked this up from The Pulp.it:
Bp. Bamerba (D. Scranton) intervenes with Jesuit school and their pro-abortion speaker
Bishops in the USA are going to have to decide what to do about Catholic politicians who are openly causing scandal by taking a position against the natural law and the Church’s teachings either by public acts or by private … Read More
QUAERITUR: Should priests with effeminate manners work to correct them?
From a reader: I hope you will not take this the wrong way but given certain sad realities of our time, do you think priests who are unusually effeminate in manner (e.g. speech) should work to minimize this aspect of … Read More
Democrat Catholic Governor of Washington State now supports contrary to nature “marriage”
Over at CatholicVote I saw that yet another Catholic Democrat has abandoned her Catholic identity on what will be the bitterest, and eventually violent, issue of the war on morals and religion in the public square and attacks on the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Pastor says he can waive requirement of regularizing marital situation.
From a reader: I am in the process of converting from the Anglican tradition to the Catholic Church. The priest of the church where I am taking RCIA has told me that he has the pastoral prerogative to waive the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged canon law, declaration of nullity, marriage
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Green ‘stations’ of the… earth?
Secularists will eventually make environmentalism a key component of their religion. Do we have to help them? Even as we erode our own Catholic identity? I read this on the site of the best Catholic weekly in the UK, The … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged environmentalism, green stations, Stations
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