Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity

Save The Liturgy – Save The World: a gloss on observations of Card. Cañizares

Regular readers here may… just possibily… recall that I drone on and on about what I think is Pope Benedict’s "Marshall Plan" for revitalizing Catholic identity after the devastation caused over the last 40+ years.  The Holy Father has, I … Read More

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Weigel’s piece in First Things… then Fr. Z rants

Preface: I urge priests and bishops reading this to at the very least skip to the last part if you think you don’t have time to read the whole. _____ George Weigel has a piece in First Things which merits … Read More

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“Pray for the Pope” store – buttons and other stuff

REQUEST: If you have ordered or received some of these buttons or mugs, etc., could you send photos?  Also, send a note if any of these has started or helped a conversation! ___ In light of the attacks on Pope … Read More

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Request to readers: good hashtags for Twitter about recent controversies

To readers who use Twitter: If some of you are paying attention to Twitter feeds about the topic of how the media is handling the recent round of controversies, or the topic of the controversies themselves, could you post some … Read More

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Archbp. Dolan on the New York Times

It’s war between the Times and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York. Archbp. Dolan has posted a strong statement on his blog about the recent mistreatment of the Pope and the Catholic by the New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible). … Read More

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Bp. DiMarzio (D. Brooklyn) “besiege The New York Times”

There is a press release from the Diocese of Brooklyn about the New York Times’s (aka Hell’s Bible) concerted attacks on Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church. My emphases and comments. Bishop DiMarzio Calls Upon the Priests and Parishionersto Besiege … Read More

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Hey bishops! Priests! A French bishop who really understands worship! Read… learn.

Around a thousand people (so it seemed at least) sent me links to and texts of a speech given by a French bishops, H.E. Most Rev. Marc Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne.  Bp. Aillet had been the vicar general of the … Read More

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Gerald Warner’s thunder about the abuse scandal and what caused it

The Telegraph offers this by Gerald Warner (Gerald Warner is an author, broadcaster, columnist and polemical commentator who writes about politics, religion, history, culture and society in general.) My emphases and comments: Catholic sex abuse scandal: time to sack trendy … Read More

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Archbp. of Ottawa: kneel!

This is from The Gazette of Ottawa with my emphases and comments: Ottawa archbishop lays down law on kneelingTuesday, April 7, 2009By Jennifer Green OTTAWA — Ottawa’s archbishop has ordered all Catholics to conform in how they kneel during mass, despite … Read More

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LifeSite: Obama as Provocateur of Catholic Dissention

I am sure some of you recall that during the Notre Shame debacle I repeated constantly that Pres. Obama was trying purposely to subvert the Catholic community.  Some of you said I was crying "Wolf!". This is from Lifesite: Architect … Read More

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