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Category Archives: POPES
What did Pope Francis really ask young people to do?
In his off the cuff address in the cathedral of Rio during WYD on Thursday, 25 July, the Pope told young people to make some chaos back home (“quiero lío en las diócesis”), to pay attention to the elderly, and … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, Francis, The future and our choices
Tagged beatitudes, judgment, Matthew 25, parables, Pope Francis, WYD
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¡Vaya lío!
The Holy Father, Pope Francis (or perhaps “Pope Lío“, hereafter), met with young people in the strange cathedral of Rio de Janiero on Thursday, 25 July. He spoke in Spanish, entirely off the cuff. Here is the official English translation … Read More
Pope Francis on the Sacrament of Penance
Pope Francis in Rio, spoke to young people at the Copacabana beach. Inter alia, dixit: Dear young people: “Put on Christ” in your lives. In these days, Christ awaits you in his word; listen carefully to him and your heart … Read More
Card. Burke: liturgical abuses “strictly correlated with a lot of moral corruption”
Around here we say: Save The Liturgy – Save The World A preamble: The Eucharist, its celebration and itself as the extraordinary Sacrament, is the “source and summit of Christian life”. If we really believe that, then we must also hold that what we … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Reading Francis Through Benedict, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II
Tagged Card. Burke, Extraordinary Form, liturgy, Sacra Liturgia 2013, Save The Liturgy Save The World
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“New Evangelization”, you say?
“New Evangelization”, you say? I’ve some New Evangelization for you right here! For your Brick by Brick file comes this from the Archdiocese of Miami. Old form of Mass attracts new generation Plenty of young adults attend weekly Mass in … Read More
Getting Francis Wrong
Over at First Things I saw a piece called Five Myths About Pope Francis by William Doino Jr. What are those myths? 1. “Francis is the anti-Benedict.” 2. “Francis is Not a Cultural Warrior.” 3. “Francis is a ‘Social Justice’ … Read More
¿Dónde están los niños?
During the state ceremonies yesterday for Pope Francis arrival in Brazil, the group of priests I a with (it is our annual summer gathering) note that he was all long-face during the playing of the anthems. We think we know … Read More
Pope Francis is “We”
Today Pope Francis established a new committee – because we needed another committee -the (take a deep breath) Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the economic-administrative structure of the Holy See. HERE So far what I like about this … Read More
SSPX ITALY condemns Pope Francis for visiting refugees – UPDATED – distorted news account?
UPDATE 18 July: There are some comments in the combox which help us get to what SSPX Italy really said. Take a look and decide if Gazzetta distorted the story. ______________ From Gazzetta del Sud (their translation): Lefebvrists chide … Read More
PODCAzT 136: 25 years later – Ratzinger’s address to the Bishops of Chile; The Biological Solution
Today marks 25 years since Joseph Card. Ratzinger gave a famous address in Santiago, Chile to the Chilean bishops. Context: In the months immediately preceding this address, Archbp, Marcel Lefebvre of the SSPX had signed an agreement with the Holy … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged 1988, Archbp. Lefebvre, Chile, continuity, desacralization, hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture, Joseph Card. Razinger, Second Vatican Council, SSPX, superdogma
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