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Category Archives: POPES
America Magazine interview with Fr. Z
Today is a great day among Jesuits. It is the 200th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Society of Jesus. As you may know, the Society had been, for a while, suppressed. To mark this day, the Jesuit-run America Magazine has … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Olive Branches, What Fr. Z is up to, You must be joking!
Tagged American Magazine, interview, Jesuits, olive branch
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Dublin’s Archbp. Martin criticizes young traditional priests
Across the pond at RU-486 (aka The Pill aka The Tablet), we find this: ‘Conformist’ younger clergy wary of Francis – Dublin archbishop Pope Francis’ courage is causing disquiet among those with “a very conformist and closed Catholicism” the Archbishop … Read More
It’s a terrible thought: dying excommunicated…
I want you to stop for a moment and do something: Right now… try to imagine what goes through the mind of a soul during her first 15 seconds in Hell. The realization of where you are… “This can’t … … Read More
St. John XXIII doesn’t like it when you clap in church. So STOP it! (VIDEO)
Joseph Card. Ratzinger – now Benedict XVI – wrote in his Spirit of the Liturgy: “Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been … Read More
Pope Francis and the Evangelicals
I just read Sandro Magister’s background piece on the Holy Father’s visit to Caserta. Did you read it? HERE I want to preface this with a reminder that Popes meet with all sorts. Even as I scratch my head about … Read More
Posted in Francis, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Joel Olsteen, Pope Francis, prosperity gospel
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About Pope Francis’ possible USA trip
From the Holy See: the Holy See Press Office given today: “Regarding visits to America, there have been several invitations that the Pope is carefully considering. The Holy Father has indicated his willingness to participate in the World Meeting of … Read More
Fed Court rules Obamacare subsidies ILLEGAL in 36 states!
From Catholic Vote: FEDERAL COURT GUTS OBAMACARE Remember when Nancy Pelosi said we had to pass Obamacare to know what’s in it? She wasn’t joking. Four years ago partisan Democrats rammed through the passage of Obamacare in the middle of … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Just Too Cool, The Drill
Tagged ¡Hagan lío!, Affordable Care Act, Nancy Pelosi, Obamacare, Obamatax, unconstitutional
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Pope Francis prays for success of initiative to convert Anglicans
In the wake of the decision of the State tethered Church of England to have wyshyps (female bishops), the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham set up a “Exploration Day”. You know that the Ordinariate was created according to the … Read More
What Did the Imam Really Say? Revisited
I read at Il Giornale today that the prayer read by the Imam in the Vatican Gardens was indeed from the Sura 2, wherein Allah is asked to crush infidels (that’s us) and let Islam triumph over the whole world … Read More
Posted in Francis, Linking Back, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Religion of Peace
Tagged Coran, Imam, Koran, Peace Tree, Sura 2, Vatican Gardens
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UPDATE: 2013 Scalfari Interview now BACK on the Vatican website. Why?
Originally Published on: Jul 16, 2014 @ 11:36 17 July: The interview has been removed. More below. ____ Can someone explain to me why the first Scalfari Interview from October 2013 is once again back on the Vatican’s website under the official … Read More
Posted in Francis, I'm just askin'..., Linking Back, The Drill
Tagged Eugenio Scalfari, interview, Ordinary Magisterium, Pope Francis
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