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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Archbp. Müller (CDF) on Communion for divorced/remarried. Liberals’ panic to follow.
In tomorrow’s edition of L’Osservatore Romano there is a long essay (4000+ words) by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbp. Müller, on the hotly-debate issue of Communion for the divorced and remarried. (I haven’t checked it … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Archbp. Müller, Communion, divorce, divorce and remarriage, marriage
68 Comments
68 Comments
Rome update
I am in Rome, as some will recall. Since the end of the pilgrimage I have been doing as much nothing as possible. Alas, a lot of nothing is not possible, so I do as much nothing as possible. Here, … Read More
The next homosexualist goal: elimination of “age of consent”, license for pedophiles
I have been writing for a long time now that the next step in the homosexualist agenda is to eliminate the “age of consent” limit. They approach their goals through creeping (and creepy) incrementalism. They will eventually rehabilitate even … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged homosexual activists, pedophilia, Pres. Obama, The First Gay President
59 Comments
59 Comments
GUEST POST: How to get the pastor to listen to a request.
Over the years I have offered tips on how to write to ecclesiastical officials, make requests in parishes, obtain your objective to have a TLM, etc. I have lately started adding that we have to be more careful these days … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, HONORED GUESTS
Tagged petitions, St. Francis de Sales, tips
16 Comments
16 Comments
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard at Sunday Mass? Share it.
The Francis Effect™ and The Silly Season
More symptoms of The Francis Effect™. Now that we have the most wonderfullest and fluffiest Pope ehvur, people’s true colors seem to be emerging. It is as if they are rushing to prove the old adage: Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses. … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged cardinals, College of Cardinals, Pope Francis, Religion News Service, RNS, WaPo
37 Comments
37 Comments
Building the TLM and liturgy in China
From a friend from back in my native Minnesota who has been living in China for some years now. He is Catholic and has been doing his best. It seems that he is helping to build where he is something … Read More
GUEST POST: A mother benefits from Low Mass
I received a note from a parishioner at my home parish back in St. Paul, MN, The Church of St. Agnes. I have been a parishioner at St. Agnes in St. Paul for 14 months having moved to the Twin … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Archd. St. Paul and Minneapolis, Low Mass, St. Agnes, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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18 Comments
Your Good News
Do you have some good news for the readers? Today is the last day of the pilgrimage I have been with. Everyone seems to have benefited and we are, to my knowledge, all the better for it. Now I pray … Read More
Day 8: From lilies to lions
Today we had Mass, early, and then journeyed by train (farewell little buses) from storied Florence to fabled Venice. Some shots. Panorama shots are distorted but interesting. We went pretty much straight to lunch from the hotel. I started with … Read More
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