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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Pres. Obama and his roundtable with religion writers
From CNS: Obama holds round table with religion writers By Patricia ZaporCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama told a morning round table with religion writers [but why?] July 2 that he was profoundly influenced by the late … Read More
Request for a novena of prayer for the healing of a monk
I received this from a reader: I write at the request of Father Prior of Clear Creek Monastery in the Diocese of Tulsa. Father Francois de Feydeau, the subprior of Clear Creek, bravely continues his fight for his life on … Read More
POTUS to meet members of Catholic Press on Friday
From National Catholic Register: President Obama Meets With Catholic Press Tomorrow Posted by Tim Drake Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:39 PM Tomorrow morning at 10:45 Eastern time the president is hosting a roundtable at the White House for members of … Read More
Interview with dom Cassian Folsom, OSB, on Extraordinary Use
I posted earlier the news that St. Benedict Monastery in Norcia, Italy – the birthplace of St. Benedict – will now be offering Holy Mass in both uses of the Roman Rite. In the newsletter of the monastery there is … Read More
Cause for John Paul II moves forward a step
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli: Yesterday morning there was help at the Congregation for Causes of Saints the second meeting of the theological consutors tasked to examine the "Positio", that is the documents and testimonies of the cause for … Read More
Bishop in Uruguay resigned due to misconduct
From CNA: Pope accepts resignation of Uruguayan bishop accused of sexual misconduct Vatican City, Jul 1, 2009 / 02:29 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira of Minas in Uruguay, in … Read More
“Caritas in veritate” to be released on 7 July
From CNA: Holy Father’s social encyclical to be released July 7 [the same date as Summorum Pontificum, btw] Vatican City, Jul 1, 2009 / 10:56 am (CNA).- The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict’s third encyclical, “Caritas in veritate” (Charity … Read More
For progressivists even the sloppiest Mass is not “diverse” enough
From Damian Thompson‘s blog. Be sure to go over and take a look at the comments there, too. My emphases and comments: I recently came across this parish magazine article, by a former seminarian called Damian Rhodes, which shows that for some … Read More
A favorite fast lunch spot
When I am in St. Paul I sometimes take a break from the good Chinese to stop at a well-known deli, Cecil’s on Cleveland. If you can’t be in New York, you can come here. Service is … well, you … Read More
M. Novak on liberal trembling over upcoming encyclical
From the site of First Things, Michael Novak has a comment about the anticipation felt by liberals over the Holy Father’s upcoming encyclical. My emphases and comments. Economic Heresies of the LeftJun 29, 2009Michael Novak What exactly is in Benedict … 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…”
