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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
My View For Awhile: Humidity Edition – UPDATED
UPDATE 29 Sept: I billed this as the humidity edition and I wasn’t kidding. It has been hot and humid summer in Mad City, but “humid” is equivocal. The sojourn in Florida was good, insofar as I had the chance … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered here or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. I get many requests … Read More
If government leaders in China can now choose bishops, then in these USA…
One of the best things I’ve seen on Twitter since Rome began the sellout of the Church in China. @Pontifex @MassimoFaggioli @CardinalDolan since China can now choose their own bishops. I propose that Donald Trump now be able to chose … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard during your Mass to fulfill your Sunday Obligation? Let us know. For my part, I worked from the readings for this 18th Sunday after Pentecost.
Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City on #ViganoTestimony
Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City has made a statement about The Viganò Testimony. […] As I mention our priests, seminarians and deacons, I want to thank the faithful of the Diocese of Sioux City who have offered support, … Read More
The upcoming Synod’s “working document”
George Weigel described the guiding document for the upcoming 2018 Synod of Bishops and Non-Bishops. Anyone looking for a remedy for insomnia might try working through the Instrumentum Laboris, or “working document,” for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod … Read More
ASK FATHER: Should we pray for or against the success of the Synod?
I’ve had a few questions in email about the upcoming Synod. People are worried that it is rigged. Imagine such a thing! “Surely NOT!”, you might gasp. Questions have ranged from the new constitution for the Synod’s operation to whether … Read More
What passes for important today.
Once upon a time, Roman Pontiffs and the Curia they assembled as hired help concerned themselves with the great issues and questions of the day. Minor issues were left to others to deal with. These days, in the age of … Read More
Thoughts on fatherhood and how priestly identity is undercut by short terms as pastors
At Crisis there is a thoughtful piece about fatherhood and how priests are assigned to parishes. Permanent Assignments for Parish Priests Long Overdue The first part of the article is a something that every young man looking forward to marriage … Read More
At end of youth meeting, no Apostolic Benediction from Francis.
I think I understand what he is getting at. However, I don’t think this is the better approach, especially with young people. At the end of his meeting with the Youth of Sicily today, Pope Francis refused to give the … Read More
Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
