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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Countering “woolly-minded relativism” with Classical Studies
I recently posted about a new liberal arts college for England. Thanks to rogueclassicism I found an article on the site of Times Higher Education which will be of interest to many of you. My emphases and comments. Reading Aristotle … Read More
Bp. Nickless (D. Sioux City) issues guidelines for Communion under both kinds and also EMHC’s
I have written before about His Excellency Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City. You may remember his outstanding pastoral letter. Bp. Nickless has issued Guidelines and Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under both … Read More
The slippery slope: from decriminalization to social acceptance
From First Things: The Present State of Our Polygamous Future Jul 20, 2011 Joe Carter In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What … Read More
A new Catholic liberal arts college in England!
His Hermeneuticalness, my friend Fr. Tim Finigan, posted about a great initiative in England. A group formed to establish a Catholic liberal arts college along the lines of Wyoming Catholic College and Thomas Aquinas College in California. Fr. Finigan wrote: … Read More
Bp. Finn (D. KC-St.J): Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics?
From the most excellent Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Most Rev. Robert Finn, appearing on the blog of the Catholic Key. My emphases and comments. Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics? – Bishop Finn From the upcoming … Read More
Congratulations to Philadelphia
WDTPRS extends congratulations to the people of Philadelphia for the appointment of His Excellency Most Rev. Charles Chaput as their new Archbishop! Condolences to the people of Denver, who must now begin a process of prayer in expectation of the … Read More
Ireland: priests will refuse to break seal of confession if proposal becomes law
In Ireland From CNA comes: Irish priests will refuse to break seal of confession if proposal becomes law [Really?] By Katherine Veik Dublin, Ireland, Jul 18, 2011 / 08:03 pm (CNA).- Catholic priests in Ireland are prepared to “strongly” resist … Read More
QUAERITUR: Catholics and “secret societies”… and group blogs of anonymous bloggers
From a reader: In your recent post, the examination of conscience listed a question about secret societies. I am theology teacher in a diocese where we have many unfaithful priests in positions of influence. A group of lay people, most … Read More
“Memento mori!”
Throughout history our insightful forebears have inserted into rituals which exalt some mere mortal certain elements intended to deflate, remind that we are mortals. For example, in ancient Rome during a general’s triumph a slave stood beside the triumphator in … Read More
Old book for confessors: examination of conscience in different languages
We recently saw from the Congregation for Clergy a guide for confessors along with an examination of conscience for the confessor himself. While sorting through some things I ran across a fascinating old confessional aid for priests. It is an … Read More
