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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
YOUR NEW TLM announcements
From time to time it seems like this blog is the cyber version of a campus telephone pole. People want me to post their announcements. I like good "brick by brick" news, and when time and other things permit I … Read More
Catholic New Media Awards 2009 – RESULTS
The results of the Catholic New Media Awards for 2009 have been released. Many thanks to everyone who gave your support! And kudos to all the other blogs and podcasters out there! We must all help each other! WDTPRS made … Read More
Sr. Joan’s precious insights on the upcoming encyclical
On the site of the ultra-liberal dissenting NCR Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB shared her precious insights on the text of the Holy Father’s encyclical, about which she can know really very little. I won’t tire you with the whole sad … Read More
“What was missing was the crunching of popcorn and peanuts in the pews.”
From a reader: I’m sure this has been discussed to death (as has holding hands during the Our Father, whether it should be done or not, etc) but I was wondering about reverence for the Mass. Or even reverence before, … Read More
Back in the day… forbidden books and seminarians
A good story from Stella Borealis, a blog which focuses on matters churchy in my native place and surrounding territories. This tells the tale of one of the most amazing used book stores I know and a certain (present Archbishop … Read More
Card. Castrillon makes some comments
Our friends at Rorate have an excerpt of an interview His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos, Pres. of the PCED, gave to El Tiempo. Here is … well… an excerpt of the excerpt… We enter in medias res when the … Read More
The fruits of presidential “common ground” and “dialogue”
So now we begin to see the fruits of "common ground" and "dialogue" between the Obama Administration and the Catholic Church on the abortion issue. From the indispensable C-Fam: Obama Administration Calls for Universal Access to Abortion at UN Meeting … Read More
Cong. of Causes of Saints approves Newman miracle
I am sure you have seen the news about the new decrees for beatification. From the Bolletino: PROMULGAZIONE DI DECRETI DELLA CONGREGAZIONE DELLE CAUSE DEI SANTI Oggi, 3 luglio 2009, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in Udienza privata … Read More
Doug Kmiec will be the new Ambassador to Malta
I picked up from Twitter that the White House announced that Doug Kmiec will be the new Ambassador to Malta. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Jonathan … Read More
What to do… what to do…
I am presently dissecting a dialogue in the Catholic Herald and I am wondering if I should do so on the blog. The excellent Catholic Herald of the UK has an interesting feature: an exchange of letters between Moyra Doorly, … Read More
Emilio on Continue the Rome shot posts? I dunno.: “+Timothy Broglio has been seriously considered for Archbishop of Washington three times, and three times he has been passed over…”
