Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity

D. Shrewsbury, England and the New Evangelization.

For your Brick by Brick File. From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald comes this, with my emphases and comments. A major centre for Eucharistic Adoration and the Old Mass? It’s the latest episcopal surge forward Bishop Davies … Read More

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June and the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Do not be afraid to be pious

Just a reminder that the month of June is traditionally dedicated to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You might give consideration to what you may do in your own devotional practices. Don’t be afraid to be pious. … Read More

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Brick by Brick! Pont. Seminary “Josephinum” and training in the Extraordinary Form

The ever alert long-time reader HE alerted me to a piece for your Brick By Brick file in Our Sunday Visitor. We are here concerned with the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae about the provisions of Summorum Pontificum and the real necessity … Read More

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Business owners: Want to support vocations to the priesthood?

May I recommend to Catholic business owners… If you want to support vocations to the priesthood, one way to do so would be to find or offer summer jobs to seminarians.

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A concrete reminder of how quickly things can go wrong: an English Catholic “recusant” house

I would like to redirect your attention to a fascinating post over at Damian Thompson’s place. He has written about a … well… here is the first part as a tease to get you to go over there and read … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Does the debate over liturgy overlook the plight of the Church and the world?

The Instruction Universae Ecclesiae 8, on the implementation of the provisions of Summorum Pontificum (the emancipation proclamation for the older form of the Roman Rite), states that the Extraordinary Form, the Usus Antiquior, is a treasure for all. With that … Read More

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A look at the posture and manner of receiving Holy Communion

From the website of the newspaper the Catholic Herald of the Diocese of Madison, where H.E. Most Rev. Robert Morlino reigns, comes this piece about the manner of reception of Holy Communion.  I must add, as the writer does not, … Read More

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Blistering analysis of implementation of Pope Benedict’s vision for sacred music

It has been said that Pope Benedict has been reigning but not ruling. Sandro Magister has an analysis piece at his place, Chiesa, about something which touches the the heart of what I have been calling Pope Benedict’s “Marshall Plan”, … Read More

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Support Bishop Finn: proposal for prayers, penance against the attacks of Hell.

Again, in regard to the dust up in the Diocese of Kansas City -St. Joseph, over at SERVIAM there is a very good proposal, couched in the no-nonsense language we like around here at WDTPRS. In Support of Bishop Finn … Read More

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Card. Pell: “Young people don’t see the Catholic Church as being inevitably in decline”

Remember the Tumult in Toowoomba?  Bp. Morris, removed from governance of the diocese after years … strange stuff? From CNA: Cardinal Pell says Bishop Morris sacking ‘a tragedy’ but also ‘a useful clarification’ By David Kerr Sydney, Australia, May 28, … Read More

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