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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Newt Gingrich on his conversion
A kind reader sent the following transcript of the exchange between Chris Wallace and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who has just been received into the Catholic Church. Congressional Quarterly has posted a transcript of “Fox News Sunday,” … Read More
Earthquake in Rome
I am getting a couple reports that there was an earthquake in Rome. Any more information. (Keep the knuckle-head stuff out of this.)
QUAERITUR: How early can the Easter Vigil begin?
From a reader: There is a parish in our diocese that is advertising (in the bulletin and even in the diocesan paper) a 4:00 p.m. Easter Vigil. Are there ANY circumstances which allow for such an exception to the rule … Read More
N. Gingrich talks about his conversion
Watch Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace for this Sunday when you can. At the end of the second block, toward the bottom of the hour, Chris Wallace asked Mr. Gingrich why he converted to Catholicism last Sunday. Gingrich responded … Read More
Clevelend, OH: Miracle for John Paul II’s Beatification?
From CNA: ‘Miraculous’ recovery from ‘non-survivable’ gunshot wound could beatify Pope John Paul II Cleveland, Ohio, Apr 4, 2009 / 01:55 pm (CNA).- A man who suffered a "non-survivable" execution-style gunshot to the head during a mugging in Cleveland has … Read More
Archd. of Manila’s “Clarification” about Summorum Pontificum
You will recall that His Eminence the Archbishop of Manila, Card. Rosales, had originally imposed severe restrictions on the provisions enacted by the Supreme Pontiff in Summorum Pontificum. Those restrictions were so clearly out of step with the Church’s law … Read More
Politicizing the Notre Shame debate: a Chicago Catholic pol
A main talking point clutched by Catholics who are trying to defend the invitation by Notre Shame to Pres. Obama is that disapprobation of the invitation is really political. That is because the defenders of the invitation are long-habituated to … Read More
Weird in Linz
CathCon, who is generally all over the German scene, has this report from the Diocese of Linz, which will now be forever famous for fighting off an auxiliary bishop. Have you wondered why they fought him off? This is the … Read More
Belgian Parliament attacks Pope Benedict
The war is getting hotter. From ZENIT Belgian Bishops Lament Government’s Papal Protest Says Lawmakers Didn’t Hear Pope’s Whole Message BRUSSELS, APRIL 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Belgium’s bishops lament a government proposal to protest Benedict XVI’s comment that condoms are … Read More
VIDEO: Litany of Saints in Rome – around the piazza and into church
Thanks to our friend John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus for posting a video of the Way of the Cross in the streets of Rome with the Litany of Saints.
EAW on Continue the Rome shot posts? I dunno.: “Yes, please continue the Rome shot posts! They have become one of the things I always look forward to. TC…”
