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Category Archives: POPES
First move for Anglican Ordinariate?
The wonderful and persistent Anna Arco has this about traditionally-minded Anglicans: It looks like the first moves towards establishing an ordinariate in the United Kingdom have been made by the Traditional Anglican Communion in this country. According to Anglo-Catholic, the … Read More
“The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World”: World Communication Day:
Today is the 44th Day for World Communication. The Holy Father released his Message for this day last January. But since today is the day it is reasonable to look at the Message again. First, may I direct you back … Read More
Benedict XVI in Oporto: “How much time we have lost…”
I am incessantly going on about what I think Pope Benedict is trying to do in his pontificate: reinvigorate Catholic identity so that Catholics can fulfill their mission to shape the world around them. If we don’t know know we … Read More
STOP THE PRESSES! POPE DENOUNCES HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE!! IN PUBLIC!!!
I’m SHOCKED! The Pope has… and I can hardly bring myself to write this… spoken against HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE! Can you imagine such a thing? The Pope of Rome has denoucced "marriage" between people of the same sex?!? The best thing … Read More
Benedict XVI’s Sermon in Fatima, references to “second secret”, “maternity of God”
The Holy Father’s sermon in Fatima. The papal spokesman, Fr. Lombardi, had earlier said that the Holy Father would deliver an "intense" message in Fatima. You may want to read the text of the "second secret" of Fatima before delving … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, SESSIUNCULA, The future and our choices
Tagged Fatima
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39 Comments
Pray for Pope Benedict
The Holy Father is clearly feeling the heavy burden of his office. Let us all pray more frequently for the Holy Father and remind others to do the same. From the the Enchiridion of Indulgences, #25: A partial indulgence is … Read More
Benedict XVI entrusts and consecrates the world’s priests the Immaculate Heart of Mary
In Fatima, the Holy Father Pope Benedict, in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, entrusted all the priests of the world to Mary’s Immaculate Heart. To revitalize the Church’s identity, we must revitalize the Church’s priests. Here is the … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Fatima
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13 Comments
SSPX Superior Bp. Fellay interviewed
Our friends at Rorate have posted an interview by Brian Mershon with SSPX Superior Bp. Bernard Fellay. Here is an excerpt: Brian Mershon: Some critics say that the Society’s rejection of a canonical or practical solution is a sign of … Read More
Benedict XVI’s presser on airplane to Portugal, clerical crisis and “third secret”
"We have to re-learn the essentials: conversion, prayer, penance, and the theological virtues." Thus, Benedict XVI today on the way to Portugal. My friend John L. Allen Jr., the fair-minded nearly ubiquitous, who is sadly still correspondent for for the … Read More
SSPX Superior Bp. Fellay and his defense of Pope Benedict
From DICI, the site of the SSPX, we find SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay’s defense of Pope Benedict XVI. My emphases and comments. Letter to Friends and Benefactors no. 76 05-7-2010 Dear Friends and Benefactors, The Church’s situation increasingly resembles … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Pope of Christian Unity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Bernard Fellay, SSPX
64 Comments
64 Comments
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