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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Help with a blog award?
Would you help with something? This blog was nominated for the Reader’s Choice award for best blog. Alas, the award people didn’t exactly get the name of the blog right, but… hey. You can help by clicking HERE. It’ll … Read More
Dr. Peters v. National Schismatic Reporter – MAKE POPCORN!
At the National Schismatic Reporter, editor Tom Fox had a grand-nutty. This time, however, I offer black and red treatment by none other than Prof. Ed Peters (who has no open combox – be sure to visit him and boost … Read More
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Ed Peters, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR
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31 Comments
Benedict’s Last Official Speech – a summary of his vision
I am sure an official translation will come out soon, if not already, but I wanted to savor the last official words of Pope Benedict XVI. I did my own, below. The last off-the-cuff remarks at the window at Castel … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI, Benedict XVI's resignation, College of Cardinals, Romano Guardini
19 Comments
19 Comments
RECENT POSTS and THANKS TO YOU and BLOG REGISTRATION/COMMENTING (v. spammers)
First and foremost, help each other out! Your Urgent Prayer Requests And, because they scroll off quickly… QUAERITUR: Can we obtain indulgences and pray for Holy Father’s intentions if there is no Holy Father? WaPo and lefty, pro-homosexual advocacy “journalism” … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father for 2014
Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for the Year 2014 2013-02-27 L’Osservatore Romano January Universal: That all may promote authentic economic development that respects the dignity of all peoples. For Evangelization: That Christians of … Read More
Your Excellencies! Fathers! Plans for 28 February? Masses for the Pope? For the Election? Bells? Processions? Prayers?
To all bishops and priests out there…. Do you have any special plans for 28 February? After? His Holiness ceases to be Pope, Bishop of Rome, and becomes “Pontiff Emeritus” at exactly 20:00 Central European Time on 28 February. Have … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI's resignation, Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, Pro Eligendo Summo Pontifice
33 Comments
33 Comments
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Continued from THESE. I get many requests by email asking for prayers. Many requests are heart-achingly grave and urgent. As long as my blog reaches so many readers in so many places, let’s give … Read More
VATICAN DEATH PLOTS FEARED! VAMPIRES *MAY* BE INVOLVED!
Remember that stupid, wicked and gawdawful book by David Yallop full of unsubstantiated and prurient speculation about an assassination of Pope John Paul I? When the speculation about the secret “Vatileaks Report” started to rev up, with its scandalous possibilities, … Read More
Blog problems AGAIN – and a happy bit of news about spam and registration
Friends, I know there are intermittent blog problems today. Please ask your Guardian Angels to get rid of Titivillus or whomever it is and also that the support team gives this some timely attention. It seems that every time a … Read More
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Tagged Titivillus
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Benedict XVI’s new Motu Proprio about the Conclave
The Holy Father – Pope Benedict XVI now gloriously reigning – released a Motu Proprio (in Latin) by which he empowers the Cardinal Electors to move forward the day of the beginning of the conclave. The canonist Ed Peters has … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI's resignation, conclave, Normas nonnullas, UDG 37
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25 Comments
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