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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Another angle on kneeling for Communion
Michael Voris, of RealCatholicTV, has an interesting observation about something he saw in Nigeria compared to common practice in the USA. [wp_youtube]zjxuxyFbndA[/wp_youtube]
“I have been given personal assurances from the very highest sources….”
Pres. Obama’s attack on the Catholic Church – and the lead up to this attack, namely, a certain naivte on the part of the US Bishops during the prelude to Obamacare – I was reminded of the scene in the … Read More
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Do you have some good news for the readers this week?
Your Sunday Sermon notes
Was there a good point in the Sunday sermon you heard? Share it with us.
ACTION ITEM! Call your Senator and Representative about S.1467 and H.R. 1179
May I suggest that American readers out there call their Senators to ask them to support The Respect for Rights of Conscience Act or S.1467 (read the full text of the bill.) The Respect for Rights of Conscience Act or S.1467 … Read More
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Tagged 1st Amendment, abortifacients, abortion, H.R. 1179, HHS, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, S.1467
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Note to readers – email, etc.
I get a lot of email. I get so much email that I can’t possibly read it all. Could I make a few requests? You would be surprised how many times people send me links to my own blog entries. … Read More
Prayer Request
May request your prayers today? I have a couple intentions. Thanks! UPDATE: I am grateful for your prayers. For one intention, I was pleased with a development. For the other intention, I still ask for your prayers.
Card. Bevilacqua – RIP
I had heard last night that Anthony Card. Bevilacqua had died. He was Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia. There are now articles available (e.g., here). He was 88 years old. Requiescat in pace.
The world is going to wrack and ruin, so let’s watch a beautiful video.
Your Catholic identity is under attack by those who should be upholding your constitutional freedoms, even as they try to turn matters that are contrary t0 nature into civil rights issues. So, let’s watch I nice video! Over at my … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: “moon1234: We have to understand something about the Lord’s parables. The parable, or Hebrew mashal is an allegorical lesson of…”
