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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
QUAERITUR: parent won’t attend wedding without SSPX priest
From a reader: My Fiancée’s family is SSPX. Since coming to college she has realized the error in their beliefs, so she is no longer SSPX. We are planning on getting married next november We would absolutely love to get … Read More
Archbp. Dolan reacts to anti-Catholic bigotry of Hell’s Bible
Archbishop Dolan of New York City (will he be named Cardinal tomorrow?) has observations about Hell’s Bible’s hatred for the Catholic Church. My emphases. More from the Times I know, I should drop it. “You just have to get used … Read More
Anglican Bishop announces intention to use Anglicanorum coetibus. Fr. Z rants.
I was remiss in not posting about this before, but the lovely and persistent Anna Arco of The Catholic Herald posted that the Anglican Bishop of London, … well.. here it is… The Anglican bishop of Fulham and the chairman … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Romanorum coetibus
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“beige Catholicism”… inculturation…
On this blog and in print I have often made a distinction about inculturation. Inculturation is inevitable and necessary and a nature dynamic of who we are as Catholic Christians. But inculturation must be properly understood and applied. There is … Read More
Anscar Chupungco, wrong about relics
From our friends at Rorate, more information about just how wrong liturgist Anscar Chupungco, OSB really is. My emphases. Veneration of relics is “a sad chapter in the history of the liturgy” From Anscar Chupungco’s What, Then, is Liturgy?: Musings … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z asks a question, directed especially at bishops.
Under another entry, in a comment, a participant here raised an interesting question. Many of us Latin Mass attendees have boys who also have affection for the “Beauty” of the Latin Mass … , and many of these young men … Read More
Archbp. Celli on ‘pastoral conversion’ on new media. Fr. Z rants.
From CNA comes this, with my emphases. Vatican official calls for ‘pastoral conversion’ on new media Vatican City, Oct 15, 2010 / 09:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church must intensify its presence in today’s “digital culture,” Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, … Read More
QUAERITUR: Communion for non-Catholics in a nursing home
From a reader: A good friend of mine recently put her father in an Alzheimer’s day care facility at a local Catholic nursing home. Each day a deacon comes to the nursing home, holds a Communion service, and distributes Holy … Read More
Where is Pope Benedict’s liturgical vision getting traction?
The gentlemanly Sandro Magister has an interesting piece on Chiesa today about how liturgical vitality is found somewhere other than in Eurocentric regions. Ratzinger’s Best Pupils Are in Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan They are the bishops Ranjith and Schneider. They … Read More
Msgr Pozzo on a “para-Council” and misinterpretation of Vatican II
A reader sent a link to an engaging address given at Wigratzbad (the FSSP HQ) by the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” back on 2 July about “Aspects of Catholic ecclesiology in the reception [assimilation] of Vatican II”. … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Msgr. Gherardini, Msgr. Pozzo, Romano Amerio
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